Experiments were performed to investigate spray cooling on microstructured surfaces. Surface modification techniques were utilized to obtain microscale indentations and protrusions on the heater surfaces. A smooth surface was also tested to have baseline data for comparison. Tests were conducted in a closed loop system with ammonia using RTI’s vapor atomized spray nozzles. Thick film resistors, simulating heat source, were mounted onto heaters, and heat fluxes up to (well below critical heat flux limit) were removed. Two nozzles each spraying of the heater area used liquid and vapor flow rate with only 48 kPa (7 psi) pressure drop. Comparison of cooling curves in the form of surface superheat versus heat flux in the heating-up and cooling-down modes (for increasing and decreasing heat flux conditions) demonstrated substantial performance enhancement for both microstructured surfaces over smooth surface. At , the increases in the heat transfer coefficient for microstructured surfaces with protrusions and indentations were 112% and 49% over smooth surface, respectively. Moreover, results showed that smooth surface gives nearly identical cooling curves in the heating-up and cooling-down modes, while microstructured surfaces experience a hysteresis phenomenon depending on the surface roughness level and yields lower surface superheat in the cooling-down mode, compared with the heating-up mode, at a given heat flux. Microstructured surface with protrusions was further tested using two approaches to gain better understanding on hysteresis. Data indicated that microstructured surface helps retain the established three-phase contact lines, the regions where solid, liquid, and vapor phases meet, resulting in consistent cooling curve and hysteresis effect at varying heat flux conditions (as low as for the present work). Data also confirmed a direct connection between hysteresis and thermal history of the heater.
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Spray Cooling With Ammonia on Microstructured Surfaces: Performance Enhancement and Hysteresis Effect
Huseyin Bostanci,
e-mail: huseyin.bostanci@rinitech.com
Huseyin Bostanci
Rini Technologies, Inc. (RTI)
, 582 South Econ Circle, Oviedo, FL 32765
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John P. Kizito,
John P. Kizito
Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering,
e-mail: jpkizito@ncat.edu
North Carolina A&T State University
, Greensboro, NC 27411
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Louis C. Chow
Louis C. Chow
Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: lchow@mail.ucf.edu
University of Central Florida
, Orlando, FL 32816
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Huseyin Bostanci
Rini Technologies, Inc. (RTI)
, 582 South Econ Circle, Oviedo, FL 32765e-mail: huseyin.bostanci@rinitech.com
Daniel P. Rini
John P. Kizito
Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering,
North Carolina A&T State University
, Greensboro, NC 27411e-mail: jpkizito@ncat.edu
Louis C. Chow
Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Central Florida
, Orlando, FL 32816e-mail: lchow@mail.ucf.edu
J. Heat Transfer. Jul 2009, 131(7): 071401 (9 pages)
Published Online: May 5, 2009
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April 1, 2008
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December 15, 2008
Published:
May 5, 2009
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Bostanci, H., Rini, D. P., Kizito, J. P., and Chow, L. C. (May 5, 2009). "Spray Cooling With Ammonia on Microstructured Surfaces: Performance Enhancement and Hysteresis Effect." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. July 2009; 131(7): 071401. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3089553
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