A numerical model to investigate heat transfer characteristics of the MEPCM slurry flow inside a typical microchannel is presented in the paper. The temperature field inside the channel wall is solved three dimensionally and is coupled with the three dimensional velocity and temperature fields of the fluid. The effective specific heat method is used to model the heat sink (MEPCM) in the single phase fluid. The slurry is assumed to be homogeneous with temperature-independent properties. The effects of various parameters such as concentration of MEPCM particles and their size on the heat transfer characteristics of slurry flow are discussed. The results of the numerical model are validated with single phase fluid flow analysis and slurry flows in microchannels separately since no experiment has been performed till date on microsized channels (less than 500 microns in size) employing MEPCM slurry. The analysis would help in designing and optimizing future designs of MEPCM slurry flows in MMC heat sinks.
Skip Nav Destination
ASME/JSME 2007 Thermal Engineering Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the ASME 2007 InterPACK Conference
July 8–12, 2007
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Conference Sponsors:
- Heat Transfer Division
ISBN:
0-7918-4275-4
PROCEEDINGS PAPER
Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer in a Microchannel Heat Sink With Micro Encapsulated Phase Change Material (MEPCM) Slurry
Sarada Kuravi,
Sarada Kuravi
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Search for other works by this author on:
Krishna M. Kota,
Krishna M. Kota
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Search for other works by this author on:
Jianhua Du,
Jianhua Du
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Search for other works by this author on:
Louis C. Chow,
Louis C. Chow
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Search for other works by this author on:
David P. Colvin
David P. Colvin
Triangle Research and Development Corporation, Clermont, FL
Search for other works by this author on:
Sarada Kuravi
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Krishna M. Kota
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Jianhua Du
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Louis C. Chow
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
David P. Colvin
Triangle Research and Development Corporation, Clermont, FL
Paper No:
HT2007-32449, pp. 991-998; 8 pages
Published Online:
August 24, 2009
Citation
Kuravi, S, Kota, KM, Du, J, Chow, LC, & Colvin, DP. "Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer in a Microchannel Heat Sink With Micro Encapsulated Phase Change Material (MEPCM) Slurry." Proceedings of the ASME/JSME 2007 Thermal Engineering Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the ASME 2007 InterPACK Conference. ASME/JSME 2007 Thermal Engineering Heat Transfer Summer Conference, Volume 2. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. July 8–12, 2007. pp. 991-998. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2007-32449
Download citation file:
9
Views
Related Proceedings Papers
Related Articles
Numerical Investigation of Flow and Heat Transfer Performance of Nano-Encapsulated Phase Change Material Slurry in Microchannels
J. Heat Transfer (June,2009)
Neutral Instability and Optimum Convective Mode in a Fluid Layer with PCM Particles
J. Heat Transfer (December,2005)
Related Chapters
Hydrodynamic Mass, Natural Frequencies and Mode Shapes
Flow-Induced Vibration Handbook for Nuclear and Process Equipment
Introduction
Introduction to Finite Element, Boundary Element, and Meshless Methods: With Applications to Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow
Completing the Picture
Air Engines: The History, Science, and Reality of the Perfect Engine