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Enhanced thermal performance of vortex generating liquid heat sink for the application of cooling high voltage direct current devices

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An experimental investigation of serpentine design flow channel heat sinks has been carried out to assess their suitability for the thermal management of high voltage direct current (HVDC) devices. This study contributes to the effective cooling technique that utilizes the mixture of water (70%) and propylene glycol (30%) as a working fluid. Fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics are significantly affected by the geometrical parameters of the flow channels in heat sink which are experimentally investigated in this study. The effects of coolant flow rate and four different flow channel shapes on the heat sink performance are investigated in detail. The assessment of heat sink performance for HVDC device is based on several exclusive attributes such as temperature profile, Nusselt number, thermal resistance, pressure drop, pumping power, Colburn j-factor, and friction factor. We conclude that the flow channel with vortex generator installed heat sink shows the best performance in contrast to other types of flow channel heat sinks studied. The proposed experimental approach provides comprehensive insights into flow channel design configurations for heat sinks.

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Abbreviations

A:

Surface area [m2]

\({c}_{p}\) :

Specific heat capacity [J/kg K]

D:

Diameter [mm]

L:

Length [mm]

\(f\) :

Friction factor

k :

Thermal conductivity [W/m K]

h :

Heat transfer coefficient [W/m2K]

\(\dot{m}\) :

Mass flow rate [kg/s]

Pr:

Prandtl number

Re:

Reynold number

Nu:

Nusselt number

Ppump :

Pumping power [W]

\({\Delta p}\) :

Pressure drop [Pa]

q:

Heat load [W]

Q:

Volumetric flow rate [m3/s]

Rth :

Thermal resistance [K/W]

T:

Temperature [K]

\({\Delta T}\) :

Temperature difference [K]

V:

Velocity [m/s

μ :

Viscosity [kg/m s]

\(\rho\) :

Density [kg/m3

In:

Inlet

Out:

Outlet

Max:

Maximum

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. NRF-2019R1A2C1002212), and also by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) granted financial resource from the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE), Republic of Korea (No. 20179310100060 and 20181110100310).

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National Research Foundation of Korea, 2019R1A2C1002212, Heesung Park, Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning, 20181110100310, Heesung Park, 20179310100060, Heesung Park.

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    Ehtesham Ali & Heesung Park

  3. Power and Industrial Systems R&D Center, HYOSUNG Corporation, Seoul, South Korea

    Changwoo Han

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Ali, E., Park, J., Choi, J. et al. Enhanced thermal performance of vortex generating liquid heat sink for the application of cooling high voltage direct current devices. Heat Mass Transfer 58, 1157–1169 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-021-03168-w

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