The flow and heat performance of tree-like network heat sink with diverging–converging channel

A tree-like network heat sink with diverging–converging channel is designed, and effect of flow rate, channel diverging-converging angles on the flow and heat dissipation performance of the tree-like network heat sink is analysed and compared by numerical simulation. Results show that the diverging–...

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Main Authors: Zhu Xiugen, Qian Peng, Huang Zizhen, Luo Chengyuan, Liu Minghou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2021-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2021/12/e3sconf_icersd2020_01027.pdf
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Summary:A tree-like network heat sink with diverging–converging channel is designed, and effect of flow rate, channel diverging-converging angles on the flow and heat dissipation performance of the tree-like network heat sink is analysed and compared by numerical simulation. Results show that the diverging– converging angle of 2° can reduce the pressure drop by 14% when inlet mass flow rate is 0.00499kg/s. And the maximum temperature, the temperature difference between the maximum and minimum of the heat sink increases by 0.63K and 0.92K respectively. As the diverging-converging angle increases to 4°, however, it only reduces the pressure drop by 13% and can not bring more pressure drop due to formation of flow recirculation inside the tree-like network heat sink channel. Therefore, the diverging–converging fractal micro-channel heat sink with 2° has good heat dissipation performance with obvious lower pumping power.
ISSN:2267-1242