Heat Transfer Enhancement of Heat Sources at its Optimum Position in a Square Enclosure with Ventilation Ports

Abstract

Forced convection in a ventilated enclosure with aspect ratio 2 is studied. Three heat sources simulating electronic component are placed in the bottom wall of the cavity, all walls are kept insulated. With varying the inlet and the outlet location of cold air firstly then swapping the location of the heat sources, the optimal cooling strategy was identified. Consideration was given to steady two-dimensional laminar flow and Reynolds number (Re) in the range 10–1500. The governing equations along with the boundary conditions are solved by using the control volume method. Calculations showed that enhancement in heat transfer occurred, and the results indicate that there exists an optimal location of ventilation ports and an optimal disposition of heat sources for which the heat transfer is maximized for all ranges of Reynolds numbers.