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Thermal Performance Analysis of Micro Pin Fin Heat Sinks under Different Flow Conditions

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  • Jéssica Martha Nunes

    (Post-Graduation Program in Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, UNESP—São Paulo State University, Av. Brasil, 56, Ilha Solteira 15385-000, SP, Brazil)

  • Jeferson Diehl de Oliveira

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, FSG—University Center, Os Dezoito do Forte, 2366, Caxias do Sul 95020-472, RS, Brazil)

  • Jacqueline Biancon Copetti

    (LETEF—Laboratory of Thermal and Fluid Dynamic Studies, UNISINOS—University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo 93022-750, RS, Brazil)

  • Sameer Sheshrao Gajghate

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, G H Raisoni College of Engineering & Management, Pune 412207, Maharashtra, India)

  • Utsab Banerjee

    (Micro & Nano-Scale Transport Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada)

  • Sushanta K. Mitra

    (Micro & Nano-Scale Transport Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada)

  • Elaine Maria Cardoso

    (Post-Graduation Program in Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, UNESP—São Paulo State University, Av. Brasil, 56, Ilha Solteira 15385-000, SP, Brazil)

Abstract

Due to microscale effects, the segmented microchannels or micro pin fin heat sinks emerged as a high thermal management solution. In this context, the present work analyzes the influence of different heights of square micro pin fins with an aligned array and investigates their influence on pressure drop and heat transfer behavior. The HFE-7100 is used as the working fluid, and the pressure drop and surface temperature behavior are analyzed for different mass fluxes and inlet subcooling. The single-phase flow was analyzed numerically using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software ANSYS FLUENT ® for comparing the simulation results with the experimental data, showing that the highest micro pin fins configuration provides a more uniform and lowest wall temperature distribution compared to the lowest configuration. There is a good agreement between the experimental results and the numerical analysis, with a mean absolute error of 6% for all the considered parameters. For the two-phase flow condition, experimental tests were performed, and for the highest subcooling, an increase in mass flux causes an enhancement in the heat transfer for low heat flux; by increasing heat flux, there is a gradual predominance of boiling heat transfer over convection as the heat transfer mechanism. The pressure drop drastically increases with the vapor amount flowing into the system, regardless of the pin fin height; the boiling curves for the higher fin height show a much smaller slope and a smaller wall superheat than the fin with the smallest height, and consequently, a high heat transfer performance. A larger region of the heat sink is filled with vapor for lower inlet subcooling temperatures, degrading the heat transfer performance compared to higher inlet subcooling temperatures.

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  • Jéssica Martha Nunes & Jeferson Diehl de Oliveira & Jacqueline Biancon Copetti & Sameer Sheshrao Gajghate & Utsab Banerjee & Sushanta K. Mitra & Elaine Maria Cardoso, 2023. "Thermal Performance Analysis of Micro Pin Fin Heat Sinks under Different Flow Conditions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-13, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:7:p:3175-:d:1113177
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