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Developed and Quasi-developed Macro-scale Heat Transfer in Micro- and Mini-channels with Arrays of Offset Strip Fins Subject to a Uniform Heat Flux by Vangeffelen, Arthur; Buckinx, Geert; De Servi, Carlo; Vetrano, Maria Rosaria; Baelmans, Martine is a scholarly article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Developed and Quasi-developed Macro-scale Heat Transfer in Micro- and Mini-channels with Arrays of Offset Strip Fins Subject to a Uniform Heat Flux about?

In the present work, we examine to what degree the heat transfer can be described as developed on a macro-scale level in typical micro- and mini-channels with offset strip fin arrays subject to a uniform heat flux, considering flow entrance and side-wall effects. Full-scale numerical heat transfer simulations are conducted to determine the extent of the developed macro-scale heat transfer region within the arrays. We find that the onset point of developed heat transfer increases linearly with the P\'eclet number and channel width. However, the thermal development lengths remain limited relative to the overall channel length. Therefore, the local macro-scale heat transfer coefficient can be modeled by developed Nusselt number correlations with discrepancies below 25% in both the developed and developing heat transfer regions. We observe that quasi-developed heat transfer prevails over nearly the entire entrance region of the channel and significantly contributes to the main heat transfer characteristics, particularly the eigenvalues and amplitudes of the dominant temperature modes. Additionally, we analyze the impact of channel side walls on the temperature field's periodicity and t

Author

Vangeffelen, Arthur; Buckinx, Geert; De Servi, Carlo; Vetrano, Maria Rosaria; Baelmans, Martine

Published

2024

Language

EN