Heat Transfer Enhancement of Microchannel with Jets and Ribs

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a new microchannel heat sink with ribs and jets, which can not only increase the heat transfer performance but also improve the fluid flow in the microchannel. The effects of different shapes of ribs and inlet aspect ratios on the performance evaluation criteria at various Reynolds numbers are discussed. At an inlet Reynolds number of 3000, the maximum temperature of the modified microchannel heat sink is 8.78% lower than that of the smooth microchannel, and the performance evaluation criteria is increased by 0.94. Under the same conditions, the bottom plate temperature difference of the hydrofoil rib microchannel jets is 3.4% lower than that of the cylindrical rib microchannel jets; and the triangular-shaped ribs increase the heat transfer and cause greater pressure loss penalty due to the formation of a larger swirl zone in the back area. The jet inlet parameters can effectively improve the heat transfer coefficient of the microchannel. In terms of the heat transfer capability and the uniformity of the bottom plate temperature, the hydrofoil rib microchannel with jets has the best heat dissipation effect when the jet inlet parameter is [Formula: see text].