The method of Design of Simulation (DOS) was used to guide and enhance a numerical simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer through offset-fin arrays which form the interior geometry of a cold plate. The basic problem involved 11 independent parameters. This prohibitive parametric burden was lessened by the creative use of nondimensionalization that was brought to fruition by a special transformation of the boundary conditions. Subsequent to the reduction of the number of parameters, the DOS method was employed to limit the number of simulation runs while maintaining an accurate representation of the parameter space. The DOS method also provided excellent correlations of both the dimensionless heat transfer and pressure drop results. The results were evaluated with respect to the Colburn Analogy for heat and momentum transfer. It was found that the offseting of the fins created a larger increase in the friction factor than that which was realized for the dimensionless heat transfer coefficient.
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A DOS-Enhanced Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Through an Array of Offset Fins With Conjugate Heating in the Bounding Solid
Ephraim M. Sparrow,
Ephraim M. Sparrow
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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John P. Abraham,
e-mail: address: jpabraham@stthomas.edu
John P. Abraham
School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
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Paul W. Chevalier
Paul W. Chevalier
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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Ephraim M. Sparrow
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
John P. Abraham
School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
e-mail: address: jpabraham@stthomas.edu
Paul W. Chevalier
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER. Manuscript received by the Heat Transfer Division April 12, 2004; revision received July 10, 2004. Assoc. Editor: C. Amon.
J. Heat Transfer. Jan 2005, 127(1): 27-33 (7 pages)
Published Online: February 15, 2005
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April 12, 2004
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July 10, 2004
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February 15, 2005
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Sparrow, E. M., Abraham, J. P., and Chevalier, P. W. (February 15, 2005). "A DOS-Enhanced Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Through an Array of Offset Fins With Conjugate Heating in the Bounding Solid ." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. January 2005; 127(1): 27–33. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1800531
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