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Dimensionless Cooling Performance Parameter for Characterization of Quench Media

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The effect of varying thermal properties and boundary heat transfer coefficients on temperature profiles inside cylindrical quench probes was simulated during immersion cooling. The results of simulation indicated that, for assessment of the cooling performance of the quench media, the ratio of the quench probe diameter to its thermal conductivity should be less than 0.0005 m2K/W. A simple dimensionless cooling parameter (D 2CR/αΔT) was proposed to assess the cooling performance of quench media.

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Abbreviations

D :

Diameter of the probe in m

L :

Length of the probe in m

h :

Boundary heat transfer coefficient in W/m2K

CR:

Mean cooling rate in K/s

k :

Thermal conductivity of the probe in W/mK

α :

Thermal diffusivity of the probe in m2/s

ΔT :

The difference between the initial temperature of the probe and quench medium in K

L c :

Characteristic length of the probe in m

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  1. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal P.O. Srinivasnagar, Mangalore, 575025, India

    G. Ramesh (Research Scholar) & K. Narayan Prabhu (Professor and Head)

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Manuscript submitted December 18, 2012.

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Ramesh, G., Prabhu, K.N. Dimensionless Cooling Performance Parameter for Characterization of Quench Media. Metall Mater Trans B 44, 797–799 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-013-9857-1

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