Liquid Cooled High Power Aerospace Electronics Fluid Channel Layout Design Strategy Based on Analytical Calculation

Author(s):  
Frank Fan Wang

This article is about the application of liquid cooling in high power aerospace electronics. This article discusses liquid cooled cold plate fluid channel layout design strategy based on hand or analytical calculations before the three dimensional thermal model is constructed. Everybody knows how to perform thermal analysis using CFD software; however, CFD software cannot generate three dimension models automatically. Thermal engineers still need to design preliminary models to analyze. CFD software cannot solve the problems for the designer. Computers cannot substitute the human in design. In the end, it is the thermal engineer’s education, experience, knowledge, strategic thinking, and know-how that determine the outcome of the design. To simplify the task, sections of the cooling channel are suggested to be designed individually to meet the cooling needs of each individual component that segment of the fluid channel is cooling. The sections of the fluid channel routed directly underneath the heat dissipating components can be connected in parallel or in series. This article will discuss the pros and cons of both design approaches. Pressure drops versus heat transfer are the tradeoffs of the fluid layout design. An example of the analytical pressure drop calculation is provided. This article also provides guidance on calculating the flow rate of each of the cooling sections and the strategy of determining the linear velocity of the liquid. In the discussion, a brief trade study of machined or casted cold plate versus tube-in-plate cold plate design is presented. Positioning of the cold plate to control the internal ambient temperature is also briefly discussed.

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-438
Author(s):  
Augusto Ottoni Bueno da Silva ◽  
Newton de Oliveira Pinto Júnior ◽  
João Alberto Venegas Requena

The aim of this study was to evaluate through analytical calculation, two-dimensional elastic modeling, and three-dimensional plastic modeling, the bearing capacity and failure modes of composite hollow trusses bi-supported with a 15 meter span, varying the number of central Vierendeel panels. The study found the proportion span/3 - span/3 - span/3, as the ideal relationship for the truss - Vierendeel - truss lengths, because by increasing the proportion of the length occupied by the central Vierendeel panels, the new system loses stiffness and no longer supports the load stipulated in the project. Furthermore, they can start presenting excessive vertical displacements and insufficient resistance to external shear forces acting on the panels.


2015 ◽  
Vol 752-753 ◽  
pp. 1406-1412
Author(s):  
Lei Zeng ◽  
Jian Chen ◽  
Han Ning Li ◽  
Bin Yan ◽  
Yi Fu Xu ◽  
...  

In modern industry, the nondestructive testing of printed circuit board (PCB) can prevent effectively the system failure and is becoming more and more important. As a vital part of the PCB, the via connects the devices, the components and the wires and plays a very important role for the connection of the circuits. With the development of testing technology, the nondestructive testing of the via extends from two dimension to three dimension in recent years. This paper proposes a three dimensional detection algorithm using morphology method to test the via. The proposed algorithm takes full advantage of the three dimensional structure and shape information of the via. We have used the proposed method to detect via from PCB images with different size and quality, and found the detection performances to be very encouraging.


1990 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 406-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay Sarihan ◽  
Ji Oh Song

Current design procedures for complicated three-dimensional structural components with component interactions may not necessarily result in optimum designs. The wrist pin end design of the connecting rod with an interference fit is governed by the stress singularity in the region where the wrist pin breaks contact with the connecting rod. Similar problems occur in a wide variety of structural components which involve interference fits. For a better understanding of the problems associated with obtaining optimum designs for this important class of structural interaction only the design problems associated with the wrist pin end of the rod are addressed in this study. This paper demonstrates a procedure for designing a functional and minimum weight wrist pin end of an automobile engine connecting rod with an interference fit wrist pin. Current procedures for Finite Element Method (FEM) model generation in complicated three-dimensional components are very time consuming especially in the presence of stress singularities. Furthermore the iterative nature of the design process makes the process of developing an optimum design very expensive. This design procedure uses a generic modeler to generate the FEM model based on the values of the design variables. It uses the NASTRAN finite element program for structural analysis. A stress concentration factor approach is used to obtain realistic stresses in the region of the stress singularity. For optimization, the approximate optimization strategy in the COPES/CONMIN program is used to generate an approximate design surface, determine the design sensitivities for constrained function minimization and obtain the optimum design. This proposed design strategy is fully automated and requires only an initial design to generate the optimum design. It does not require analysis code modifications to compute the design sensitivities and requires very few costly NASTRAN analyses. The connecting rod design problem was solved as an eight design variable problem with five constraints. A weight reduction of nearly 27 percent was achieved over an existing design and required only thirteen NASTRAN analyses. It is felt that this design strategy can be effectively used in an engineering environment to generate optimum designs of complicated three-dimensional components.


2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 869-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Wang ◽  
Wael Al Abdulla ◽  
Dianlong Wang ◽  
X. S. Zhao

LFP@N-GA with (010) facet oriented LFP NPs embedded in N-GA provides both rapid Li+ and electron pathways in the electrode as well as short Li+ diffusion length in LFP crystals.


Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Francesco Cascone ◽  
Diana Faiella ◽  
Valentina Tomei ◽  
Elena Mele

An innovative generative design strategy, based on shape grammar, is proposed for the minimum-weight design of diagrid tall buildings. By considering the building as a three-dimensional vertical cantilever beam with a tubular section under horizontal load, it is evident that bending and shear stiffness demands vary along the width and elevation of the building. Further, while the structural design of tall buildings is usually governed by stiffness, the predominant design criterion for diagrids could be the local strength demand, especially for low slenderness values, thanks to the inherent rigidity of the triangular pattern. Starting from these considerations, in this paper, a generative design strategy is proposed, able to find diagrid patterns that accommodate the differentiated stiffness demand along width/elevation and satisfy the predominant design criterion, stiffness or strength. The design strategy is applied to tall building models characterised by different slenderness values. The comparison to diagrid patterns analysed in previous literature works in terms of structural weight and performance parameters highlights the effectiveness of the design strategy and the efficiency of the generated patterns.


2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Matos ◽  
T. A. Laursen ◽  
J. V. C. Vargas ◽  
A. Bejan

This work presents a three-dimensional (3-D) numerical and experimental geometric optimization study to maximize the total heat transfer rate between a bundle of finned tubes in a given volume and a given external flow both for circular and elliptic arrangements, for general staggered configurations. The optimization procedure started by recognizing the design limited space availability as a fixed volume constraint. The experimental results were obtained for circular and elliptic configurations with a fixed number of tubes (12), starting with an equilateral triangle configuration, which fitted uniformly into the fixed volume with a resulting maximum dimensionless tube-to-tube spacing S/2b = 1.5, where S is the actual spacing and b is the smaller ellipse semi-axis. Several experimental configurations were built by reducing the tube-to-tube spacings, identifying the optimal spacing for maximum heat transfer. Similarly, it was possible to investigate the existence of optima with respect to other two geometric degrees of freedom, i.e., tube eccentricity and fin-to-fin spacing. The results are reported for air as the external fluid in the laminar regime, for 125 and 100 Re 2b , where 2b is the ellipses smaller axis length. Circular and elliptic arrangements with the same flow obstruction cross-sectional area were compared on the basis of maximum total heat transfer. This criterion allows one to quantify the heat transfer gain in the most isolated way possible, by studying arrangements with equivalent total pressure drops independently of the tube cross section shape. This paper reports three-dimensional (3- D) numerical optimization results for finned circular and elliptic tubes arrangements, which are validated by direct comparison with experimental measurements with good agreement. Global optima with respect to tube-to-tube spacing, eccentricity and fin-tofin spacing ( 0.5 e 0.5, S/2b and 06 . 0 f for 125 and 100 Re 2b , respectively) were found and reported in general dimensionless variables. A relative heat transfer gain of up to 19% is observed in the optimal elliptic arrangement, as compared to the optimal circular one. The heat transfer gain, combined with the relative material mass reduction of up to 32% observed in the optimal elliptic arrangement in comparison to the circular one, show the elliptical arrangement has the potential for a considerably better overall performance and lower cost than the traditional circular geometry.


2017 ◽  
Vol 114 (18) ◽  
pp. 4613-4618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dingchang Lin ◽  
Jie Zhao ◽  
Jie Sun ◽  
Hongbin Yao ◽  
Yayuan Liu ◽  
...  

Rechargeable batteries based on lithium (Li) metal chemistry are attractive for next-generation electrochemical energy storage. Nevertheless, excessive dendrite growth, infinite relative dimension change, severe side reactions, and limited power output severely impede their practical applications. Although exciting progress has been made to solve parts of the above issues, a versatile solution is still absent. Here, a Li-ion conductive framework was developed as a stable “host” and efficient surface protection to address the multifaceted problems, which is a significant step forward compared with previous host concepts. This was fulfilled by reacting overstoichiometry of Li with SiO. The as-formed LixSi–Li2O matrix would not only enable constant electrode-level volume, but also protect the embedded Li from direct exposure to electrolyte. Because uniform Li nucleation and deposition can be fulfilled owing to the high-density active Li domains, the as-obtained nanocomposite electrode exhibits low polarization, stable cycling, and high-power output (up to 10 mA/cm2) even in carbonate electrolytes. The Li–S prototype cells further exhibited highly improved capacity retention under high-power operation (∼600 mAh/g at 6.69 mA/cm2). The all-around improvement on electrochemical performance sheds light on the effectiveness of the design principle for developing safe and stable Li metal anodes.


2013 ◽  
Vol 699 ◽  
pp. 251-256
Author(s):  
T. Hisajima ◽  
L. Mao ◽  
K. Shinzato ◽  
M. Nakano ◽  
J. Suehiro

Thispaper reports a novel method to concentrate bacteria in three-dimension by negative dielectrophoretic (n-DEP) force in a microchannel. This was achieved by placing a thin dielectric layer on one of a pair of parallel plate electrodes. The dielectric layer having a home-plate like pentagonal shape, forms a gradient of electric field causing n-DEP. A three-dimensional numerical simulation of bacteria trajectory predicts that bacteria flowing a microchannel were three-dimensionally concentrated beneath the tip of the pentagonal dielectric thin layer. The trajectory and concentration of bacteria under n-DEP force were also experimentally confirmed using Escherichia coli cells. Bacteria moved along edges of the dielectric layer and were pushed to the opposite electrode, resulting in their concentration in three-dimension. The proposed device might be applicable to selective concentration of bacteria depending on their dielectric properties.


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