Two-phase flow in MicroChannel heat sink with nearly uniform heat flux boundary condition

Man Lee, Luthur Siu Lun Cheung, Yi Kuen Lee, Yitshak Zohar

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Abstract

A thermal microsystem, integrated with pressure and temperature microsensors, is fabricated to study convective boiling under nearly uniform heat flux boundary condition. The temperature and pressure distribution along the microchannel is measured correspondingly. The pressure increases with input power when two phase flow develops. A pressure peak appears at the location of liquid-vapor interface region. The transient temperature and pressure fluctuation is also measured. The dominant frequencies of the temperature and pressure fluctuation are the same values at the liquid-vapor interface region and this dominant frequencies increase with input power. Simultaneously, the qualitative visualizations of the evolving flow patterns have been correlated with the quantitative temperature and pressure measurements.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of 1st IEEE International Conference on Nano Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 1st IEEE-NEMS
Pages752-756
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event1st IEEE International Conference on Nano Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 1st IEEE-NEMS - Zhuhai, China
Duration: Jan 18 2006Jan 21 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of 1st IEEE International Conference on Nano Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 1st IEEE-NEMS

Other

Other1st IEEE International Conference on Nano Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 1st IEEE-NEMS
Country/TerritoryChina
CityZhuhai
Period1/18/061/21/06

Keywords

  • Boundary condition
  • Forced convection
  • Heat sink
  • Microchannel
  • Two-phase flow

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)

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