Numerical Study of Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer and Parameter Coupling in a Spider Web Microchannel Heat Sink

The microchannel heat sink is a commonly used structure in mechanical cooling systems for microelectronics. Based on bionics, a simplified heat sink with a spider-web design is proposed in this paper. Under the condition of bottom heat flux q = ۱۰۰ W/cm۲ and Reynolds number (Re) = ۴۴۲–۸۸۴, the influence of three parameters (main channel width, branch width and rib width) on the performance of a spider web microchannel heat sink (SW-MCHS) under different Re conditions was numerically analyzed by computational fluid dynamics. The results showed that the main channel had the greatest influence on the Nusselt number (Nu) and the Euler number (Eu); With the increase of main channel width, Nu increased by ۴۶.۹۷%, and Eu decreased by ۳۱.۷۴%. Rib width had the smallest influence on Nu and Eu; With the increase of rib width, Nu decreased by ۷.۱۸%, and Eu decreased by ۱۲.۰۰%. Based on the research results, the correlations for predicting Nu and Eu of the SW-MCHS were fitted; the  values for the two correlations were ۰.۹۵۲۳ and ۰.۹۲۴۶, respectively. These fitting correlations could be used to predict Nu and Eu for the SW-MCHS. The present study has contributed to advancing the applications of microchannel heat sinks and enhancing the cooling efficiency of mechanical microelectronics cooling systems.

کلیدواژه ها:

Spider web microchannel heat sink ، Heat transfer ، Flow characteristics ، Correlation fitting ، Computational fluid dynamics