Role of Surface Texturing on Heat Transfer Coefficient Enhancement in Spray Impingement Cooling

Sankar Muthukrishnan, Vinod Srinivasan

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Abstract

The role of micro-scale surface roughness on wetting characteristics and heat transfer performance were studied by conducting spray cooling experiments using deionized water. Microtextured surfaces were fabricated using standard lithography technique and etching process. Experimental results obtained reveal a 100% increment in the CHF for micro-textured surfaces with pin fin diameter of 5 microns. Heat transfer coefficients in the two-phase regime were calculated by subtracting the sensible heat from the total heat flux. Surfaces with bigger pillar size and larger spacing (~50 microns) exhibits greater heat transfer coefficient values due to availability of additional floor area for evaporation. Effect of liquid/air flow rates were also studied. Results show improved heat transfer performance for higher liquid flow rates; however, the lowest liquid flow rate tested (30 ml/min) showcased highest values of heat transfer coefficients obtained, indicating the capability of surface to form very thin liquid films at an optimum value of liquid and air flow rates.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 19th InterSociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, ITherm 2020
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages900-904
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781728197647
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2020
Event19th InterSociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, ITherm 2020 - Virtual, Orlando, United States
Duration: Jul 21 2020Jul 23 2020

Publication series

NameInterSociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, ITHERM
Volume2020-July
ISSN (Print)1936-3958

Conference

Conference19th InterSociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems, ITherm 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Orlando
Period7/21/207/23/20

Bibliographical note

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Keywords

  • capillary suction
  • electronics cooling
  • liquid spray
  • thin-film evaporation
  • three-phase contact-line
  • viscous drag

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