Prediction and measurement of incipient boiling heat flux in micro-channel heat sinks
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Experiments were performed to measure the incipient boiling heat flux in a heat sink containing 21 rectangular (231 lm wide and 713 lm deep) micro-channels. Tests were performed using deionized water with inlet liquid velocities of 0.13–1.44 m/s, inlet temperatures of 30, 60 and 90 C, and an outlet pressure of 1.2 bar. Using a microscope, boiling incipience was identified when the first bubbles were detected growing at, and departing from the micro-channel wall near the outlet. A comprehensive model was developed to predict the incipient boiling heat flux, accounting for the complexities of bubble formation along the flat and corner regions of a rectangular flow channel, as well as the likelihood of bubbles growing sufficiently large to engulf the entire flow area of a micro-channel. The model is based on a bubble departure criterion, which combines both mechanical considerations (force balance on a bubble) and thermal considerations (superheating entire bubble interface). The model shows good agreement with the experimental results. 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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