Arshad, Adeel, Jabbal, Mark, Faraji, Hamza, Talebizadehsardari, Pouyan, Bashir, Muhammad Anser and Yan, Yuying (2021) Numerical study of nanocomposite phase change material-based heat sink for the passive cooling of electronic components. Heat and Mass Transfer. ISSN 0947-7411 (In Press)
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Abstract
The current two-dimensional (2D) numerical study presents the melting phenomenon and heat transfer performance of the nanocomposite phase change material (NCPCM) based heat sink. Metallic nanoparticles (copper: Cu) of different volume fractions of 0.00, 0.01, 0.03, and 0.05 were dispersed in RT–28HC, used as a PCM. Transient simulations with conjugate heat transfer and melting/solidification schemes were formulated using finite–volume–method (FVM). The thermal performance and melting process of the NCPCM filled heat sink were evaluated through melting time, heat storage capacity, heat storage density, rate of heat transfer and rate of heat transfer density. The results showed that with the addition of Cu nanoparticles, the rate of heat transfer was increased and melting time was reduced. The reduction in melting time was obtained of − 1.36%, − 1.81%, and − 2.56% at 0.01, 0.03, and 0.05, respectively, compared with 0.00 NCPCM based heat sink. The higher heat storage capacity enhancement of 1.87% and lower reduction of − 7.23% in heat storage density was obtained with 0.01 volume fraction. The enhancement in rate of heat transfer was obtained of 2.86%, 2.19% and 1.63%; and reduction in rate of heat transfer density was obtained of − 6.33%, − 21.05% and − 31.82% with 0.01, 0.03, and 0.05 volume fraction of Cu nanoparticles, respectively. The results suggest that Cu nanoparticles of 0.01 volume fraction has the lower melting rate, higher heat storage capacity and heat transfer rate, lower heat storage density and heat transfer rate density which is preferable for passive cooling electronic components.
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| Additional Information: | Funding Information: This research is facilitated by the University of Nottingham, UK research infrastructure. The first author (Adeel Arshad) acknowledges the University of Nottingham for awarding him the Faculty of Engineering Research Excellence PhD Scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. research program. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Copper nanoparticles, Electronics cooling, Heat sink, Nanocomposite phase change material |
| Subjects: | F300 Physics H800 Chemical, Process and Energy Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Rachel Branson |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2022 08:57 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2022 09:00 |
| URI: | https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/50498 |
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