Heat transfer characteristics of two-phase flow in a double-layer microchannel heat sink

Abstract

Coolant two-phase flow in microchannel heat sinks can provide efficient and attractive solutions for disposing of high heat fluxes generated in electronic components and other similar engineering devices. Moreover, the coolant flow in double-layer microchannels has been proven as an also more effective way than a single layer. This paper introduces some useful results of an experimental study with coolant two-phase flow conditions in double-layer microchannels. The double layers microchannels were fabricated by end milling using a CNC machine. The effects of the applied heat flux up to 82 W/cm2, the mass flux in the range of 200 to 426 kg/m2.s, and the maximum microchannel depth of 550 μm, on the thermal behaviour and associated coolant pressure drop, were investigated. The study handles ‘in integrated approach’ the important topics of the boiling heat transfer characteristics and hydraulic performance. Among these topics, the flow boiling curve and average boiling heat transfer coefficients have received much attention in the present work. Numerical values of this coefficient were predicted using an accurate mathematical model combined with in-house solution code which was developed and reported in this paper. The coolant two-phase flow good square surface temperature uniformity for the double layer microchannels.