An experimental and numerical investigation of chevron fin structures in serpentine minichannel heat sinks
- Submitting institution
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Birmingham City University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 12Z_OP_D3007
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.12.092
- Title of journal
- International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
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- First page
- 1213
- Volume
- 120
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- ISSN
- 0017-9310
- Open access status
- Technical exception
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2018
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- The research carried out uses a multidisciplinary-based approach to design a novel water-cooled serpentine micro/minichannel using chevron fins. Three-dimensional CFD methods carefully validated against experimental measurements. New design ensues energy savings, potentially lowering pressure drop by 60% and thermal resistance by 10%. The new micro/minichannel is optimised in terms of the minichannel width, minichannel number and chevron oblique angle. A surrogate-assisted Pareto front is built to enable designers to explore the range of practical micro/minichannels. Developed design framework exploited by ICEOTOPE Ltd. for liquid cooling applications in IT (Contact: andy.young@iceotope.com).
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- Non-English
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