Effects of Operating Conditions on Evaporation Rate and Wall Shear Stress Development in a Micro-gap Heat Sink with Internal Micro-Fins

Authors

  • Shugata Ahmed Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
  • Erwin Sulaeman Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Ahmad Faris Ismail Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Muhammad Hasibul Hasan Departmental of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON 5MB 2K3, Canada
  • Zahir Hanouf Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. University of Bahrain, Bahrain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/cfdl.14.2.19

Keywords:

Micro-gap heat sink, micro-fins, wall heat flux, pumping power, void fraction

Abstract

Evaporation in the micro-gap heat sink has a very high heat transfer coefficient. As a result, it is significant for high heat flux management. Heat transfer rate can be enhanced further by including internal micro-fins. However, the pressure drop penalty due to the small gap height and fin surfaces is a major concern. Wall shear stress development is responsible for pressure drop. This paper investigates the effects of operating conditions, e.g., wall heat flux, pumping power, and inlet void fraction, on evaporation rate and wall shear stress development in a micro-gap heat sink with internal micro-fins of rectangular and triangular profiles, while the cross-sectional area (21.8 mm2) is kept constant. R-134a is considered as coolant. Results show that the evaporation rate from per unit volume increases with the increment of wall heat flux and decreases with the enhancement of pumping power. However, after a threshold value of the pumping power (2×10-4 W), the decrement rate falls. Again, the wall shear stress rises with the increasing wall heat flux and pumping power while reduces for escalating inlet void fraction.

Author Biographies

Shugata Ahmed, Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

shugataahmed@gmail.com

Erwin Sulaeman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

esulaeman@iium.edu.my

Ahmad Faris Ismail, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

faris@iium.edu.my

Muhammad Hasibul Hasan, Departmental of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON 5MB 2K3, Canada

hhshawon@yahoo.com

Zahir Hanouf, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. University of Bahrain, Bahrain

zhanouf@uob.edu.bh

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2022-03-04

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Shugata Ahmed, Erwin Sulaeman, Ahmad Faris Ismail, Muhammad Hasibul Hasan, & Zahir Hanouf. (2022). Effects of Operating Conditions on Evaporation Rate and Wall Shear Stress Development in a Micro-gap Heat Sink with Internal Micro-Fins. CFD Letters, 14(2), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.37934/cfdl.14.2.19

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