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Effect of the Geometrical Parameter of Open Microchannel on Pool Boiling Enhancement

by Ali M. H. Al-Obaidy^*, Ekhlas M. Fayyadh, Amer M. Al-Dabagh

Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Technology-Iraq, Baghdad, 10066, Iraq

* Corresponding Author: Ali M. H. Al-Obaidy. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Boiling Heat Transfer: Fundamentals and Improvement Techniques)

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer 2024, 22(5), 1421-1442. https://doi.org/10.32604/fhmt.2024.055063

Received 15 June 2024; Accepted 12 August 2024; Issue published 30 October 2024

Abstract

High heat dissipation is required for miniaturization and increasing the power of electronic systems. Pool boiling is a promising option for achieving efficient heat dissipation at low wall superheat without the need for moving parts. Many studies have focused on improving heat transfer efficiency during boiling by modifying the surface of the heating element. This paper presents an experimental investigation on improving pool boiling heat transfer using an open microchannel. The primary goal of this work is to investigate the impact of the channel geometry characteristics on boiling heat transfer. Initially, rectangular microchannels were prepared on a circular copper test piece with a diameter of 20 mm. Then, the boiling characteristics of these microchannels were compared with those of a smooth surface under saturated conditions using deionized water. In this investigation, a wire-cutting electrical discharge machine (EDM) machine was used to produce parallel microchannels with channel widths of 0.2, 0.4, and 0.8 mm. The fin thicknesses were 0.2, 0.4, and 0.6 mm, while the channel depth remained constant at 0.4 mm. The results manifested that the surface featuring narrower fins and broader channels achieved superior performance. The heat transfer coefficient (HTC) was enhanced by a maximum of 248%, and the critical heat flux (CHF) was enhanced by a maximum of 101% compared to a plain surface. Eventually, the obtained results were compared with previous research and elucidated a good agreement.

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