Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer in Silicon-Based Micro-Channels

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. C. Lee ◽  
H. Y. Li ◽  
F. G. Tseng ◽  
Chin Pan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Thin Liquid Film ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Bubble Nucleation ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Micro Channels ◽  
Major Mode ◽  
Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Silicon Based

Nucleate boiling heat transfer is of significant interest for the design of a compact evaporator. This work investigates experimentally the nucleate boiling heat transfer in silicon based triangular and trapezoid microchannels with hydraulic diameter of 36.1 μm and 41.3 μm, respectively. Bubble nucleation and interactions are clearly observed in the entrance region, while the two-phase flow pattern in the microchannels is dominated by slug flow with long Taylor bubbles or annular flow. The evaporation of the very thin liquid film is speculated to be the major mode of heat transfer. The two-phase pressure drop is very significant and the corresponding variation in the saturation temperature should be considered in the analysis.

Visualization of Boiling Heat Transfer on Micro Porous Coated Surface in Confined Space

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Yuh Yang ◽  
Chien-Fu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Heating Surface ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Confined Space ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Coated Surface

Numerous researches have been developed for pool boiling on microporous coated surface in the past decade. The nucleate boiling heat transfer was found to be increased by up to 4.5 times than that on uncoated surface. Recently, the two-phase micro heat exchangers have been considered for high flux electronic devices cooling. The enhancement techniques for improving the nucleate boiling heat transfer performance in the micro heat exchangers have gotten more importance. Previous studies of microporous coatings, however, have been restricted to boiling in unconfined space. No studies have been made on the feasibility of using microporous coatings for enhancing boiling in confined spaces. This study provides an experimental observation of the vapor generation and leaving processes on microporous coatings surface in a 1-mm confined space. It would be helpful for understanding the mechanism of boiling heat transfer and improving the design of two-phase micro heat exchangers. Aluminum particles of average diameter 20 μm were mixed with a binder and a carrier to develop a 150 μm thickness boiling enhancement paint on a 3.0 cm by 3.0 cm copper heating surface. The heating surface was covered by a thin glass plate with a 1 mm spacer to form a 1 mm vertical narrow space for the test section. The boiling phenomenon was recorded by a high speed camera. In addition to the three boiling regimes observed by Bonjour and Lallemand [1], i.e., isolated deformed bubbles, coalesced bubbles and partial dryout at low, moderate and high heat fluxes respectively in unconfined space, a suction and blowing process was observed at the highest heat flux condition. Owing to the space confinement, liquid was sucked and vapor was expelled periodically during the bubble generation process. This mechanism significantly enhanced the boiling heat transfer performance in confined space.

Proposed Correlation for Forced Convection Boiling Heat Transfer in Mini and Micro Channels With CO2 as a Fluid

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayank I. Vyas ◽  
Salim A. Channiwala ◽  
Mitesh N. Prajapati
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Micro Channels

After reviewing the available literature on flow boiling heat transfer in mini/micro tubes and channels, it is felt that there is need for predictive correlations which is applicable over wide range of parameters. In present work a new correlation for two-phase flow boiling heat transfer coefficient is developed, which has considered nucleate boiling and convective boiling heat transfer effect. To develop this correlation we have considered total 651 data points, which have been collected from the open available literature covering different operational conditions and different dimensions of channels. We have selected CO2 as a working fluid because it does not contain chlorine, hence an efficient and environmentally safe refrigerant and would be potential replacement for R-22. CO2 has unusual heat transfer and two-phase flow characteristics, and is very different from those of conventional refrigerant. Also a comparison of present correlation with the best published correlation for CO2 is done. The results of this comparison indicate that the new developed correlation is superior to published best correlation for CO2. Present correlation is also compared with best published correlation for all fluids and with the correlation developed by using CO2 data. The results of these both case, indicate that the present correlation is superior.

Bubble Ebullition on a Hydrophilic Surface

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aritra Sur ◽  
Yi Lu ◽  
Carmen Pascente ◽  
Paul Ruchhoeft
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Bubble Nucleation ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Hydrophilic Surface ◽  
Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Nucleate Bubble

Nucleate boiling heat transfer depends on various aspects of the bubble ebullition, such as the bubble nucleation, growth and departure. In this work, a synchronized high-speed optical imaging and infrared (IR) thermography approach was employed to study the ebullition process of a single bubble on a hydrophilic surface. The boiling experiments were conducted at saturated temperature and atmospheric pressure conditions. De-ionized (DI) water was used as the working fluid. The boiling device was made of a 385-um thick silicon wafer. A thin film heater was deposited on one side, and the other side was used as the boiling surface. The onset of nucleate boiling (ONB) occurs at a wall superheat of ΔTsup= 12 °C and an applied heat flux of q" = 35.9 kW/m2. The evolution of the wall heat flux distribution was obtained from the IR temperature measurements, which clearly depicts the existence of the microlayer near the three-phase contact line of the nucleate bubble. The results suggest that, during the bubble growth stage, the evaporation in the microlayer region contributes dominantly to the nucleate boiling heat transfer; however, once the bubble starts to depart from the boiling surface, the microlayer quickly vanishes, and the transient conduction and the microconvection become the prevailing heat transfer mechanisms.

Characteristics of Two-Phase Flow Boiling Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of NH3, C3H8 and CO2 in Horizontal Circular Small Tubes

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwang-Il Choi ◽  
Maulana Rifaldi ◽  
Agus S. Pamitran ◽  
Jong-Taek Oh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Flow Boiling ◽  
Saturation Temperature ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer Coefficient

An experimental investigation on the characteristics of two-phase boiling heat transfer of NH3, C3H8 and CO2 in horizontal small stainless steel tubes of 1.5 and 3.0 mm inner diameters are presented in this paper. Experimental data were obtained over a heat flux range of 5 to 70 kW/m2, mass flux range of 50 to 600 kg/m2s, saturation temperature range of 0 to 12°C, and quality up to 1.0. The test section was heated uniformly by applying an electric current to the tubes directly. Nucleate boiling heat transfer was the main contribution, particularly at the low quality region. Laminar flow was observed in the small tubes. The heat transfer coefficient of the present working refrigerants was compared with other correlations. A new boiling heat transfer coefficient correlation based on the superposition model for refrigerants in small tubes was developed.

An Overview: Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer in Fractal Media by Fractal Geometry and Technique

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boming Yu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Heat And Mass Transfer ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Fractal Geometry ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Fractal Media ◽  
Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer

In the past three decades, fractal geometry and technique have received considerable attention due to its wide applications in sciences and technologies such as in physics, mathematics, geophysics, oil recovery, material science and engineering, flow and heat and mass transfer in porous media etc. The fractal geometry and technique may become particularly powerful when they are applied to deal with random and disordered media such as porous media, nanofluids, nucleate boiling heat transfer. In this paper, a summary of recent advances is presented in the areas of heat and mass transfer in fractal media by fractal geometry technique. The present overview includes a brief summary of the fractal geometry technique applied in the areas of heat and mass transfer; thermal conductivities of porous media and nanofluids; nucleate boiling heat transfer. A few comments are made with respect to the theoretical studies that should be made in the future.

Pool Boiling Heat Transfer with Nanotube Arrays Surface on Titanium

2012 ◽  
Vol 550-553 ◽  
pp. 2913-2916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Liang Tao ◽  
Xin Liang Wang ◽  
Pei Hua Shi ◽  
Xiao Ping Shi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Pool Boiling ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Test Fluid ◽  
Porous Coating ◽  
Pool Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer Coefficient

In this paper, a new porous coating was formed directly on the surface of titanium metal via anodic oxidation. And by the SEM, the morphology of the coating, which is composed of well-ordered perpendicular nanotubes, was characterized. Moreover, taking deionized water as the test fluid, a visualization study of the coating on its pool boiling heat transfer performance was made. The results demonstrated that compared with the smooth surface, the nucleate boiling heat transfer coefficient can increase 3 times while the nucleate boiling super heat was reduced 30%.

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