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Experimental and Numerical Study on the Capillary Performance of Non-Homogeneous Micro-Post Arrays

비 균일적 마이크로 원기둥 배열을 이용한 고성능 냉각 표면

  • Byon, Chan (School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Sung Jin (School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Systems Engineering, KAIST)
  • 변찬 (영남대학교 기계공학부) ;
  • 김성진 (KAIST 기계공학과)
  • Received : 2013.05.06
  • Accepted : 2013.09.16
  • Published : 2013.12.01
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Abstract

In this article, an advanced cooling surface based on micro-post arrays with non-homogeneous configurations is investigated and compared with conventional micro-post arrays with homogeneous configuration. The capillary performance of micro-post arrays are characterized using the capillary rate of rise experiments and numerical simulations which take into account the meniscus curvature. The experimental and numerical results show that that the capillary performance of the micro-post wick can be significantly enhanced, compared with the homogeneous type wick, by employing non-homogeneous configurations. The capillary performance is shown to be primarily a function of the solid fraction and increases linearly with decreasing solid fraction, regardless of the wick configuration, when the solid fraction is larger than 0.25. However, the capillary performance is found to be significantly reduced when the solid fraction falls below approximately 0.25.

본 논문은 비 균일적 마이크로 원기둥 배열을 이용한 고성능 냉각 표면에 대해 다루고 있다. 비균일적 원기둥 배열은 원기둥간의 거리 및 배열 규칙이 균일한 종전의 균일 배열과 달리, 두 개의 특성 공극 길이를 갖기 때문에 구조물의 모세관 능력을 획기적으로 향상시킬 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 비 균일적 마이크로 원기둥 배열을 제작하고, 모세관 상승률 실험을 통하여 모세관 능력을 측정하였다. 그리고 수치해석을 통하여 실험 결과를 검증하였고, 비 균일적 원기둥 배열의 모세관 능력 향상 원인에 대해 검토하였다. 실험 및 수치해석 결과, 마이크로 원기둥 배열의 모세관 능력은 배열의 고체 분율에 대한 일의적 함수로 주어지며, 고체 분율이 감소할수록 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 고체 분율이 약 0.25 이하로 줄어들면 모세관 능력은 급격히 감소한다.

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