Numerical study of different micro-channel structures on fluid flow and heat transfer performance

Abstract

Abstract This research mainly proposed three new types of micro-channel heat sink structures. Numerical simulations and simulation calculations were carried out on the heat sink structure. The three groups of inlet flow rates were used as the main variables to analyse the three new types of heat sinks, model flow characteristics and heat transfer performance. In addition, it was compared with the traditional rectangular micro-channel heat sink (RT-MCHS). Based on and compared with RT-MCHS, three new microchannel heat sinks, reverse concave microchannel heat sink (RC-MCHS), co-directional concave microchannel heat sink (CC-MCHS) and convex reverse concave microchannel heat sink (CRC-MCHS), were designed and studied numerically. The comparative analysis of MCHS design performance includes fluid flow characteristics, fluid heat transfer performance and heat transfer efficiency. The effects of inlet velocity on the Darcy friction coefficient, pressure drop, Nusselt number, average outlet temperatures and efficiency factors were studied numerically as inlet velocity from 1 m·s-1 to 5 m·s-1. The results show that the optimal strategy in the new design is the CRC-MCHS, which can hinder the flow of fluid and enable sufficient heat exchange between the liquid and the substrate. In addition, at the optimal inlet flow rate of 3 m·s-1, the outlet water temperature of CC-MCHS is the lowest, indicating the heat transfer performance of the electronic components is the best.