Research Article

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SINGLE-PHASE FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS

Volume: 38 Number: 1 April 30, 2018
  • Burak Markal
  • Orhan Aydın
  • Mete Avcı
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SINGLE-PHASE FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS

Abstract

In this study, single-phase laminar flow of deionized water through microchannel heat sinks is investigated experimentally. Heat sinks including twenty-nine parallel rectangular channels have been used as the test samples. Three different channel geometries with different aspect ratio (AR = 1.22, 0.82 and 0.37) but with the same hydraulic diameter (100 μm) are considered. A constant heating power of 9 W is applied to the test section. The range of Reynolds number varies from 12.3 to 47.3. It is disclosed that increasing AR increases Nusselt number while decreasing the friction factor.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Mechanical Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Burak Markal This is me
Andorra

Orhan Aydın This is me
Türkiye

Mete Avcı This is me
Andorra

Publication Date

April 30, 2018

Submission Date

March 16, 2017

Acceptance Date

March 20, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 38 Number: 1

APA
Markal, B., Aydın, O., & Avcı, M. (2018). EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SINGLE-PHASE FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS. Isı Bilimi Ve Tekniği Dergisi, 38(1), 65-72. https://izlik.org/JA35FM23GT
AMA
1.Markal B, Aydın O, Avcı M. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SINGLE-PHASE FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi. 2018;38(1):65-72. https://izlik.org/JA35FM23GT
Chicago
Markal, Burak, Orhan Aydın, and Mete Avcı. 2018. “EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SINGLE-PHASE FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS”. Isı Bilimi Ve Tekniği Dergisi 38 (1): 65-72. https://izlik.org/JA35FM23GT.
EndNote
Markal B, Aydın O, Avcı M (April 1, 2018) EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SINGLE-PHASE FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi 38 1 65–72.
IEEE
[1]B. Markal, O. Aydın, and M. Avcı, “EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SINGLE-PHASE FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS”, Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 65–72, Apr. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA35FM23GT
ISNAD
Markal, Burak - Aydın, Orhan - Avcı, Mete. “EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SINGLE-PHASE FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS”. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi 38/1 (April 1, 2018): 65-72. https://izlik.org/JA35FM23GT.
JAMA
1.Markal B, Aydın O, Avcı M. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SINGLE-PHASE FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi. 2018;38:65–72.
MLA
Markal, Burak, et al. “EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SINGLE-PHASE FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS”. Isı Bilimi Ve Tekniği Dergisi, vol. 38, no. 1, Apr. 2018, pp. 65-72, https://izlik.org/JA35FM23GT.
Vancouver
1.Burak Markal, Orhan Aydın, Mete Avcı. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SINGLE-PHASE FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS IN RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi [Internet]. 2018 Apr. 1;38(1):65-72. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA35FM23GT