Title :
Pressure drop and friction factor for different shapes of microchannels
Author :
Gunnasegaran, P. ; Mohammed, H. ; Shuaib, N.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia
Abstract :
A numerical investigation has been performed on the pressure drop and friction factor of water flow in three different shapes of microchannel heat sinks which are rectangular, trapezoidal, and triangular for Reynolds number range of 100-1000. The three-dimensional steady, laminar flow and heat transfer governing equations are solved using the finite volume method. It is found that the values of Poiseuille number and friction factor depend greatly on different geometrical parameters. It is also inferred that the heat sink having the smallest hydraulic diameter for each type of shapes under consideration has better performance among the other heat sinks studied. The values of Poiseuille number and friction factor increase with the increase of width-height ratio (Wc/Hc) for rectangular microchannels. For trapezoidal microchannels, the Poiseuille number and friction factor increase with the increase of bottom-to-top width ratio (b/a), increase with the decrease of height-to-top width ratio (h/a), increase with the decrease of length-to-hydraulic diameter ratio (L/Dh). While for triangular microchannels, the Poiseuille number and friction factor increase with the increase of its tip angle (Ã). It is identified that the transition Reynolds number from laminar flow to turbulent flow is occurred at 1100.
Keywords :
finite volume methods; friction; heat sinks; heat transfer; laminar flow; microchannel flow; turbulence; Poiseuille number; Reynolds number; finite volume method; friction factor; heat transfer governing equations; laminar flow; length-to-hydraulic diameter ratio; microchannel heat sinks; pressure drop; rectangular microchannels; trapezoidal microchannels; triangular microchannels; turbulent flow; width-height ratio; Electronics cooling; Fluid flow; Friction; Heat sinks; Heat transfer; Microchannel; Numerical simulation; Shape; Temperature; Water heating; Numerical simulation; friction factor; microchannels; pressure drop;
Conference_Titel :
Energy and Environment, 2009. ICEE 2009. 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Malacca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5144-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5145-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICEENVIRON.2009.5398611