A critical review on recent developments and applications of microchannels in the field of heat transfer and energy

A Kambli, P Dey - Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Springer
There is a rapid movement towards miniaturization in the field of micro-electronics, medical,
defence, and space applications as well as an increase in thermal load density in the field of …

Optimization of a double-layered microchannel heat sink with semi-porous-ribs by multi-objective genetic algorithm

TH Wang, HC Wu, JH Meng, WM Yan - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermal resistance and pumping power are two key metrics to evaluate the performance of
microchannel heat sinks. To reach their better performance, porous medium can serve as an …

Novel converging–diverging microchannel heat sink with porous fins for combined thermo-hydraulic performance

F Bagherighajari, M Abdollahzadehsangroudi… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The optimum design of the microchannel heat sinks needs to consider both the heat transfer
and pressure drop limitations of the microchannel. In this paper, a novel configuration of the …

Modeling of particle-laden flows with n-sided polygonal smoothed finite element method and discrete phase model

G Zhou, T Wang, C Jiang, F Shi, Y Wang… - Applied Mathematical …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, an n-sided polygonal smoothed finite element method (nSFEM) using mean
value shape function for concave polygonal element coupled with the discrete phase model …

A microfluidic rectifier for Newtonian fluids using asymmetric converging–diverging microchannels

R Tao, T Ng, Y Su, Z Li - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Flow rectification for Newtonian fluids remains challenging compared with that for non-
Newtonian fluids because the physical properties of Newtonian fluids are independent of the …

Fluid flow and heat transfer in microchannel with porous bio-inspired roughness

P Dey, SK Saha - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
A numerical simulation is conducted to investigate the hydrothermal performance of
microchannel modified with bio-inspired fish scale type roughness structures on the hot …

Optimization of a microchannel heat sink with surrogate model and genetic algorithm

W Zongyi, S Huaishuang, D Shifeng, Z Qinxin… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Flow maldistribution significantly impacts the performance and operation of microchannel
heat sinks, which are extensively utilized across various industries. This study develops a …

Hydrodynamic analysis of nanofluid's convective heat transfer in channels with extended surfaces

R Soleimani, M Zargartalebi, J Azaiez, ID Gates - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The effects of nanoparticles (NPs) on heat transfer in extended surface channels have been
analyzed using a two-component (TC) model. The results show that unlike the single …

The impact of heterogeneous pin based micro-structures on flow dynamics and heat transfer in micro-scale heat exchangers

M Zargartalebi, AM Benneker, J Azaiez - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Overheating is the most important limiting factor for efficient performance of miniature
electronic devices. Porous microfluidic systems are recently introduced as a promising …

Neural network-based regression for effective parametric study of micro-pin fin heat sinks

G Choi, SJ Kim, S Shin - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
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