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ArticleMicromachines2023

Heat Transfer Enhancement of Controllable Aspect Ratio Fractal Channel.

Zhichao Men, Wenjiong Chen

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Article in Micromachines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zhichao MenState Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
Wenjiong ChenState Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 12072058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thermal management technology is a major challenge in high-end equipment. The demand for high-efficiency heat sinks has increased. In this study, a controllable aspect ratio (AR) fractal channel (CARFC) heat sink is proposed to enhance thermal performance. First, a parameterized modeling method for the CARFC is constructed. Fractal networks are constructed using control points and bifurcation points. The geometric size of each level channel is determined by considering the AR of each level channel. A mathematical relationship is established between the two parts. Under constant heat flow boundary, the effect of aspect ratio on the fractal channel performance is studied by numerical simulation. The influence of the inlet AR on the performance of the fractal channels is studied. Then, the impact of the AR of each level channel on the performance of the CARFC is studied. The results show that the AR of the inlet has an obvious effect on the performance of the fractal channel. The CARFC results show that the AR of each level channel influences the thermal performance of the heat sink, especially the aspect ratio k0 and k1. Compared with only changing the aspect ratio of the inlet, the CARFC has better performance; the peak temperature and temperature difference are reduced by 9.62% and 26.57%, respectively. The CARFC requires less coolant to meet the same thermal demand, which is of great significance in the development of lightweight equipment.

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controllable aspect ratio (AR)fractal channelheat sinkparameterized modeling methodperformance

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PMID37763856
PMCPMC10535288

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