Thermal performance of phase change nano-emulsion in a rectangular minichannel with wall conduction effect

C. J. Ho, Chao Sheng Huang, Caiyan Qin, Wei Mon Yan

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Abstract

The minichannel heatsink is one of the small heat exchangers, having high heat capacity and being able to remove substantial heat within a very small volume, in line with the current demand for heat dissipation of electronic components. In the present study, the convection cooling characteristics in a rectangular minichannel considering wall conduction effect was investigated numerically. Numerical simulations are performed under 2% and 10% volume fractions of PCM particles (n-eicosan). The results reveal that the axial wall conduction plays a more pivotal role in the minichannels at the lower Reynolds number. Besides, the employment of phase change nano-emulsion in the working fluid in the rectangular minichannel suppresses the wall temperature and improves the heat transfer performance up to 4.23% and 9.36%, respectively, compared with the application of pure water. In addition, it is demonstrated that a high concentration of PCM particles may have detrimental effect on pressure drop and extended wall heat dissipation efficiency under certain circumstances thus the concentration of PCM particles needs careful selection.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104438
JournalInternational Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume110
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Jan

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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