Thermal Management Technologies Used for High Heat Flux Automobiles and Aircraft: A Review
In recent years, global automotive industries are going through a significant revolution from traditional internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to electric vehicles (EVs) for CO<sub>2</sub> emission reduction. Very similarly, the aviation industry is developing towards more electri...
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| description | In recent years, global automotive industries are going through a significant revolution from traditional internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to electric vehicles (EVs) for CO<sub>2</sub> emission reduction. Very similarly, the aviation industry is developing towards more electric aircraft (MEA) in response to the reduction in global CO<sub>2</sub> emission. To promote this technology revolution and performance advancement, plenty of electronic devices with high heat flux are implemented on board automobiles and aircraft. To cope with the thermal challenges of electronics, in addition to developing wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors with satisfactory electric and thermal performance, providing proper thermal management solutions may be a much more cost-effective way at present. This paper provides an overview of the thermal management technologies for electronics used in automobiles and aircraft. Meanwhile, the active methods include forced air cooling, indirect contact cold plate cooling, direct contact baseplate cooling, jet impingement, spray cooling, and so on. The passive methods include the use of various heat pipes and PCMs. The features, thermal performance, and development tendency of these active and passive thermal management technologies are reviewed in detail. Moreover, the environmental influences introduced by vibrations, shock, acceleration, and so on, on the thermal performance and reliability of the TMS are specially emphasized and discussed in detail, which are usually neglected in normal operating conditions. Eventually, the possible future directions are discussed, aiming to serve as a reference guide for engineers and promote the advancement of the next-generation electronics TMS in automobile and aircraft applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62a294ce50ba4ee1866c59397bb80aa72023-11-24T04:35:12ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-11-011521831610.3390/en15218316Thermal Management Technologies Used for High Heat Flux Automobiles and Aircraft: A ReviewYi-Gao Lv0Gao-Peng Zhang1Qiu-Wang Wang2Wen-Xiao Chu3Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaXi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710119, ChinaKey Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaKey Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaIn recent years, global automotive industries are going through a significant revolution from traditional internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to electric vehicles (EVs) for CO<sub>2</sub> emission reduction. Very similarly, the aviation industry is developing towards more electric aircraft (MEA) in response to the reduction in global CO<sub>2</sub> emission. To promote this technology revolution and performance advancement, plenty of electronic devices with high heat flux are implemented on board automobiles and aircraft. To cope with the thermal challenges of electronics, in addition to developing wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors with satisfactory electric and thermal performance, providing proper thermal management solutions may be a much more cost-effective way at present. This paper provides an overview of the thermal management technologies for electronics used in automobiles and aircraft. Meanwhile, the active methods include forced air cooling, indirect contact cold plate cooling, direct contact baseplate cooling, jet impingement, spray cooling, and so on. The passive methods include the use of various heat pipes and PCMs. The features, thermal performance, and development tendency of these active and passive thermal management technologies are reviewed in detail. Moreover, the environmental influences introduced by vibrations, shock, acceleration, and so on, on the thermal performance and reliability of the TMS are specially emphasized and discussed in detail, which are usually neglected in normal operating conditions. Eventually, the possible future directions are discussed, aiming to serve as a reference guide for engineers and promote the advancement of the next-generation electronics TMS in automobile and aircraft applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/21/8316thermal managementautomobileaircraftactive coolingpassive coolingenvironmental influences |
| spellingShingle | Yi-Gao Lv Gao-Peng Zhang Qiu-Wang Wang Wen-Xiao Chu Thermal Management Technologies Used for High Heat Flux Automobiles and Aircraft: A Review Energies thermal management automobile aircraft active cooling passive cooling environmental influences |
| title | Thermal Management Technologies Used for High Heat Flux Automobiles and Aircraft: A Review |
| title_full | Thermal Management Technologies Used for High Heat Flux Automobiles and Aircraft: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Thermal Management Technologies Used for High Heat Flux Automobiles and Aircraft: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal Management Technologies Used for High Heat Flux Automobiles and Aircraft: A Review |
| title_short | Thermal Management Technologies Used for High Heat Flux Automobiles and Aircraft: A Review |
| title_sort | thermal management technologies used for high heat flux automobiles and aircraft a review |
| topic | thermal management automobile aircraft active cooling passive cooling environmental influences |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/21/8316 |
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