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This paper analyses the characteristics of temperature, velocity and pressure loss of various channel configurations with identical Reynolds Number Re. A comparative analysis is conducted to assess substrate temperature and convection heat dissipation area. Furthermore, the optimal composite microchannel heat sink design is identified leveraging entropy generation theory and a comprehensive performance evaluation. Simulation results reveal that the pressure loss of microchannel with rectangular cross-sectional cavities (MC-RCSC) is the lowest whereas microchannel with ribs and secondary channels (MC-RSOC) experiences the highest. The flow rate of MC-RSOC is uniform and better mixed with the aid of the backflow phenomenon. In terms of average outlet temperature, in descending order, the microchannels are ranked as follows: MC-RCSC > microchannel with rectangular grooves and side wall ribs (MC-RGSW) > microchannel with rectangular grooves and alternating ribs (MC-RGA) > microchannel with rectangular grooves (MC-RG) > MC-RSOC. Regarding the performance factor, , of MC-RSOC, MC-RCSC and MC-RG are all greater than 1, while the of MC-RGA and MC-RGSW are less than 1 at low Re. The of MC-RSOC is the highest. Flow rate is found to have a marginal impact on the temperature drop. is an order of magnitude smaller than , of MC-RSOC is the smallest. The comprehensive comparison of entropy generation and performance shows that MC-RSOC is the best composite structure.
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The International Journal of Thermal Sciences is a journal devoted to the publication of fundamental studies on the physics of transfer processes in general, with an emphasis on thermal aspects and also applied research on various processes, energy systems and the environment. Articles are published in English and French, and are subject to peer review.
The fundamental subjects considered within the scope of the journal are:
* Heat and relevant mass transfer at all scales (nano, micro and macro) and in all types of material (heterogeneous, composites, biological,...) and fluid flow
* Forced, natural or mixed convection in reactive or non-reactive media
* Single or multi–phase fluid flow with or without phase change
* Near–and far–field radiative heat transfer
* Combined modes of heat transfer in complex systems (for example, plasmas, biological, geological,...)
* Multiscale modelling
The applied research topics include:
* Heat exchangers, heat pipes, cooling processes
* Transport phenomena taking place in industrial processes (chemical, food and agricultural, metallurgical, space and aeronautical, automobile industries)
* Nano–and micro–technology for energy, space, biosystems and devices
* Heat transport analysis in advanced systems
* Impact of energy–related processes on environment, and emerging energy systems
The study of thermophysical properties of materials and fluids, thermal measurement techniques, inverse methods, and the developments of experimental methods are within the scope of the International Journal of Thermal Sciences which also covers the modelling, and numerical methods applied to thermal transfer.