Cooling performance of an active-passive hybrid composite phase change material (HcPCM) finned heat sink: Constant operating mode

Arshad, Adeel; Iqrar, Syed Atif; Costa Pereira, Sol Carolina; Shahzad, Muhammad Wakil; Nawaz, Kashif; Worek, William

doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.123973

Cooling performance of an active-passive hybrid composite phase change material (HcPCM) finned heat sink: Constant operating mode

Journal Article · Mon Feb 27 00:00:00 EST 2023 · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.123973· OSTI ID:2000288

^[1]; Iqrar, Syed Atif ^[2]; Costa Pereira, Sol Carolina ^[3]; Shahzad, Muhammad Wakil ^[4]; ^[5]; ^[6]

Univ. of Exeter, Cornwall (United Kingdom)
Aston University, Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Northumbria University (United Kingdom)
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Here, the present study explores a hybrid thermal management technology based on air cooling and hybrid composite phase change material (HcPCM) filled finned heat sink for cooling performance of lower to medium heat flux dissipating electronic devices. Two-dimensional numerical simulations are conducted to study the conjugate heat transfer effects of three types of finned heat sink: air-cooled finned heat sink, HcPCM-cooled finned heat sink, and hybrid (air-HcPCM) cooled finned heat sink. A heat sink with a constant volume faction of plate-fins is designed in all cases and simultaneous effects of hybrid nanoparticles and air are investigated to keep the heat sink temperature at safe operating conditions between 40–60°C. The effect of air is incorporated into the heat sink by applying the convective heat transfer coefficient of h_c= 10–100W /m².K which tends to create the natural convection and forced convection heat transfer characteristics. The heat flux is varied from 25–40kW /m² in the current study. The hybrid nanoparticles of carbon additives (GO and MWCNTs) are dispersed into the RT-35HC, used as a PCM, with a volume fraction of 0% to 6%. Transient simulations are carried out using COMSOL Multiphysics to solve the governing equations for PCM based conjugate heat transfer model. The results showed that forced convection heat transfer improved the cooling performance of the hybrid heat sink compared to natural convection heat transfer. The addition of nanoparticles further enhanced thermal enhancement and uniform melting distribution of PCM inside the finned heat sink. The h_c between 30 to 50W/m².K shows optimized values for forced convection heat transfer operating conditions. The volume fraction of 2% of GO+MWCNTs nanoparticles in recommended or optimum concentration for uniform melting of PCM inside the finned heat sink.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 2000288

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2328085

Journal Information:: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Journal Name: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Vol. 207; ISSN 0017-9310

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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