Optimization of Microchannel Geometries to Enhance Convection Cooling of Parallel Plate Duct Flow

Forced convection heat transfer from arrays of microchannels was considered for fixed volume and fixed pressure drop constraints. Order of magnitude relationships were developed for the optimal dimension of a number of fundamental duct shapes including the parallel plate channel with rectangular,squ...

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Main Author: Faris A. Badawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Unviversity of Technology- Iraq 2014-01-01
Series:Engineering and Technology Journal
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Online Access:https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_86147_feff7cf4471e74d167527161de955e1e.pdf
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description Forced convection heat transfer from arrays of microchannels was considered for fixed volume and fixed pressure drop constraints. Order of magnitude relationships were developed for the optimal dimension of a number of fundamental duct shapes including the parallel plate channel with rectangular,square, rhombus, isosceles right triangle, circular duct and elliptic duct. Using the exact analysis method to produce an approximate expression for the optimal duct shape was developed for all ducts considered. Where approximate analytical results show that the optimal shape is the parallel plate channel duct array but with addition a triangular or rectangular duct to the parallel plate, where the rectangular model give a percent of (52%) increasing in the heat dissipation higher than the circular at an aspect ratio about (b/a=0.4), while give a percent of increase about (87%) in the same aspect ratio compared with rhombus duct model in heat dissipation due to their ability to provide the most efficient arrays in a fixed volume. Comparison of the approximate results with exact results from the literature show excellent agreement for the optimal duct dimensions.
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spelling doaj.art-805c0fc1467847a4bb04ab60f3141c982024-02-04T17:29:46ZengUnviversity of Technology- IraqEngineering and Technology Journal1681-69002412-07582014-01-01321A466210.30684/etj.32.1A.586147Optimization of Microchannel Geometries to Enhance Convection Cooling of Parallel Plate Duct FlowFaris A. BadawyForced convection heat transfer from arrays of microchannels was considered for fixed volume and fixed pressure drop constraints. Order of magnitude relationships were developed for the optimal dimension of a number of fundamental duct shapes including the parallel plate channel with rectangular,square, rhombus, isosceles right triangle, circular duct and elliptic duct. Using the exact analysis method to produce an approximate expression for the optimal duct shape was developed for all ducts considered. Where approximate analytical results show that the optimal shape is the parallel plate channel duct array but with addition a triangular or rectangular duct to the parallel plate, where the rectangular model give a percent of (52%) increasing in the heat dissipation higher than the circular at an aspect ratio about (b/a=0.4), while give a percent of increase about (87%) in the same aspect ratio compared with rhombus duct model in heat dissipation due to their ability to provide the most efficient arrays in a fixed volume. Comparison of the approximate results with exact results from the literature show excellent agreement for the optimal duct dimensions.https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_86147_feff7cf4471e74d167527161de955e1e.pdfmicro channelforced convectionoptimal geometry
spellingShingle Faris A. Badawy
Optimization of Microchannel Geometries to Enhance Convection Cooling of Parallel Plate Duct Flow
Engineering and Technology Journal
micro channel
forced convection
optimal geometry
title Optimization of Microchannel Geometries to Enhance Convection Cooling of Parallel Plate Duct Flow
title_full Optimization of Microchannel Geometries to Enhance Convection Cooling of Parallel Plate Duct Flow
title_fullStr Optimization of Microchannel Geometries to Enhance Convection Cooling of Parallel Plate Duct Flow
title_full_unstemmed Optimization of Microchannel Geometries to Enhance Convection Cooling of Parallel Plate Duct Flow
title_short Optimization of Microchannel Geometries to Enhance Convection Cooling of Parallel Plate Duct Flow
title_sort optimization of microchannel geometries to enhance convection cooling of parallel plate duct flow
topic micro channel
forced convection
optimal geometry
url https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_86147_feff7cf4471e74d167527161de955e1e.pdf
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