Non-equilibrium energy transport and entropy production due to laser short-pulse irradiation

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Ali ◽  
B.S. Yilbas ◽  
A.Y. Al-Dweik

Laser short-pulse heating of a nano-size wire is considered and entropy generation rate is predicted during the heating pulse. The analytical solution of the heat equation is obtained using the Lie point symmetry for the laser short-pulse heating. The nano-size wire is assumed to be symmetric along its y-axis. Laser pulse intensity is considered to be Gaussian at the irradiated surface while the exponential decay of the laser pulse is incorporated in the time domain. It is found that surface temperature variation in the lattice subsystem almost follows the laser pulse intensity distribution at the surface. Entropy generation rate attains low values along the symmetry axis and it increases considerably in the region of the nano-size wire edges. This behavior is associated with the temperature gradient, which attains high values in the region close to the nano-size wire edge.

2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (12) ◽  
pp. 1681-1687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bekir Sami Yilbas ◽  
Haider Ali ◽  
Ahmad Yousef Al-Dweik

An analytical solution is developed for thermal stress in exponentially time decaying laser short-pulse heating of a metallic surface. Because the heating duration is short, a nonequilibrium heating model incorporating the electron kinetic theory approach is used to formulate the temperature distribution during the laser heating pulse. Thermomechanical coupling is introduced in the analysis to formulate the thermal stress field. Thermodynamic irreversibility is considered and the entropy generation rate due to heat transfer and thermal stress field is formulated during the heating process. It is found that temperature decays gradually in the surface region and becomes sharp as the distance increases towards the solid bulk. Thermal stress is compressive in the irradiated region. Thermodynamic irreversibility due to heat transfer dominates thermodynamic irreversibility because of the thermal stress field.


Author(s):  
Harshad Sanjay Gaikwad ◽  
Pranab Kumar Mondal ◽  
Dipankar Narayan Basu ◽  
Nares Chimres ◽  
Somchai Wongwises

In this article, we perform an entropy generation analysis for the micro channel heat sink applications where the flow of fluid is actuated by combined influences of applied pressure gradient and electric field under electrical double layer phenomenon. The upper and lower walls of the channels are kept at different constant temperatures. The temperature-dependent viscosity of the fluid is considered and hence the momentum equation and energy equations are coupled in this study. Also, a hydrodynamic slip condition is employed on the viscous dissipation. For complete analysis of the entropy generation, we use a perturbation approach with lubrication approximation. In this study, we discuss the results depicting variations in the velocity and temperature distributions and their effect on local entropy generation rate and Bejan number in the system. It can be summarized from this analysis that the enhanced velocity gradients in the flow field due to combined effect of temperature-dependent viscosity and Joule heating and viscous dissipative effects, leads to an enhancement in the local entropy generation rate in the system.


Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Xiao-Pei Yang ◽  
Yan-Yan Ding

Abstract An entropy analysis and design optimization methodology is combined with airfoil shape optimization to demonstrate the impact of entropy generation on aerodynamics designs. In the work herein, the entropy generation rate is presented as an extra design objective along with lift-drag ratio, while the lift coefficient is the constraint. Model equation, which calculates the local entropy generation rate in turbulent flows, is derived by extending the Reynolds-averaging of entropy balance equation. The class-shape function transform (CST) parametric method is used to model the airfoil configuration and combine the radial basis functions (RBFs) based mesh deformation technique with flow solver to compute the quantities such as lift-drag ratio and entropy generation at the design condition. From the multi-objective solutions which represent the best trade-offs between the design objectives, one can select a set of airfoil shapes with a low relative energy cost and with improved aerodynamic performance. It can be concluded that the methodology of entropy generation analysis is an effective tool in the aerodynamic optimization design of airfoil shape with the capability of determining the amount of energy cost.


2006 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. Khan ◽  
J. R. Culham ◽  
M. M. Yovanovich

The following study will examine the effect on overall thermal/fluid performance associated with different fin geometries, including, rectangular plate fins as well as square, circular, and elliptical pin fins. The use of entropy generation minimization, EGM, allows the combined effect of thermal resistance and pressure drop to be assessed through the simultaneous interaction with the heat sink. A general dimensionless expression for the entropy generation rate is obtained by considering a control volume around the pin fin including base plate and applying the conservations equations for mass and energy with the entropy balance. The formulation for the dimensionless entropy generation rate is developed in terms of dimensionless variables, including the aspect ratio, Reynolds number, Nusselt number, and the drag coefficient. Selected fin geometries are examined for the heat transfer, fluid friction, and the minimum entropy generation rate corresponding to different parameters including axis ratio, aspect ratio, and Reynolds number. The results clearly indicate that the preferred fin profile is very dependent on these parameters.


2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. B. Mansoor ◽  
B. S. Yilbas ◽  
S. Z. Shuja

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 797-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. W. Lin ◽  
D. J. Lee

Second-law analysis on the herringbone wavy plate fin-and-tube heat exchanger was conducted on the basis of correlations of Nusselt number and friction factor proposed by Kim et al. (1997), from which the entropy generation rate was evaluated. Optimum Reynolds number and minimum entropy generation rate were found over different operating conditions. At a fixed heat duty, the in-line layout with a large tube spacing along streamwise direction was recommended. Furthermore, within the valid range of Kim et al.’s correlation, effects of the fin spacing and the tube spacing along spanwise direction on the second-law performance are insignificant.


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