Fluidic-Driven Ducted Heat Ejector
Abstract
A high-aspect ratio miniature air duct is developed for forced convection heat rejection from electronic hardware within sealed enclosures. Relatively high heat transfer coefficient is achieved at low volume flow rates by a thin oscillating reed that is mounted across the span of the duct, parallel to its (wide) walls. The flow is induced by the time-periodic shedding of tip vortices at the edge of the reed which continue to propagate downstream along the duct. The interaction of these vortices with vorticity concentrations along the duct surfaces and the structure of the ensuing flow are investigated using high-resolution phase-locked and time-averaged particle image velocimetry. The dependence of the global flow and heat transfer from the duct walls on the frequency and amplitude of the reed motion are also characterized.
- Publication:
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APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- November 2003
- Bibcode:
- 2003APS..DFD.JH007G