Influence of T-semi attached rib on turbulent flow and heat transfer parameters of a silver-water nanofluid with different volume fractions in a three-dimensional trapezoidal microchannel

This study aimed at exploring influence of T-semi attached rib on the turbulent flow and heat transfer parameters of a silver-water nanofluid with different volume fractions in a three-dimensional trapezoidal microchannel. For this purpose, convection heat transfer of the silver-water nanofluid in a ribbed microchannel was numerically studied under a constant heat flux on upper and lower walls as well as isolated side walls. Calculations were done for a range of Reynolds numbers between 10,000 and 16,000, and in four different sorts of serrations with proportion of rib width to hole of serration width (R/W). The results of this research are presented as the coefficient of friction, Nusselt number, heat transfer coefficient and thermal efficiency, four different R/W microchannels. The results of numerical modeling showed that the fluid's convection heat transfer coefficient is increased as the Reynolds number and volume fraction of solid nanoparticle are increased. For R/W=0.5, it was also maximum for all the volume fractions of nanoparticle and different Reynolds numbers in comparison to other similar R/W situations. That's while friction coefficient, pressure drop and pumping power is maximum for serration with R/W=0 compared to other serration ratios which lead to decreased fluid-heat transfer performance.     

Electrokinetic flow and energy conversion in a curved microtube

Curved channels are ubiquitous in microfluidic systems. The pressuredriven electrokinetic flow and energy conversion in a curved microtube are investigated analytically by using a perturbation analysis method under the assumptions of the small curvature ratio and the Reynolds number. The results indicate that the curvature of the microtube leads to a skewed pattern in the distribution of the electrical double layer (EDL) potential. The EDL potential at the outer side of the bend is larger than that at the inner side of the bend. The curvature shows an inhibitory effect on the magnitude of the streaming potential field induced by the pressure-driven flow. Since the spanwise pressure gradient is dominant over the inertial force, the resulting axial velocity profile is skewed into the inner region of the curved channel. Furthermore, the flow rate in a curved microtube could be larger than that in a straight one with the same pressure gradient and shape of cross section. The asymptotic solutions of the axial velocity and flow rate in the absence of the electrokinetic effect are in agreement with the classical results for low Reynolds number flows. Remarkably, the curved geometry could be beneficial to improving the electrokinetic energy conversion (EKEC) efficiency.     

Constructal Optimization of Rectangular Microchannel Heat Sink with Porous Medium for Entropy Generation Minimization

A model of rectangular microchannel heat sink (MCHS) with porous medium (PM) is developed. Aspect ratio of heat sink (HS) cell and length-width ratio of HS are optimized by numerical simulation method for entropy generation minimization (EGM) according to constructal theory. The effects of inlet Reynolds number (Re) of coolant, heat flux on bottom, porosity and volume proportion of PM on dimensionless entropy generation rate (DEGR) are analyzed. From the results, there are optimal aspect ratios to minimize DEGR. Given the initial condition, DEGR is 33.10% lower than its initial value after the aspect ratio is optimized. With the increase of Re, the optimal aspect ratio declines, and the minimum DEGR drops as well. DEGR gets larger and the optimal aspect ratio remains constant with the increasing of heat flux on bottom. For the different volume proportion of PM, the optimal aspect ratios are diverse, but the minimum DEGR almost stays unchanged. The twice minimized DEGR, which results from aspect ratio and length-width ratio optimized simultaneously, is 10.70% lower than the once minimized DEGR. For a rectangular bottom, a lower DEGR can be reached by choosing the proper direction of fluid flow.     

φ25mm二代微通道板增益性能改进

本文从制管工艺入手,简要分析了微通道板的电阻值对电流增益的影响;并从理论上给出了二代微光象增强器φ25mm 微通道板电阻的取值范围。     

微光夜视技术的现状和发展设想

评述微光夜视技术的现状和发展趋势，重点根据国外微光夜视技术发展水平，提出了我国发展此项技术的几点建议。     

具有正弦粗糙度的环形微管道中脉冲流动

研究了具有正弦粗糙度的环形微管道中脉冲流动,其中壁面粗糙度用小振幅的正弦波表示,不可压缩粘性脉冲流动由周期振荡的压力梯度驱动,运用摄动展开法求解了柱坐标系下的动量方程,获得了环形微管道内脉冲流动的近似解析速度及其体积流率.在此基础上,研究了相关无量纲参数,如Reynolds(雷诺)数Re、压力梯度振幅A、正弦波状粗糙的小振幅ε、内外半径之比α、相位差β及其波数λ对速度u及平均体积流率Φ_m的影响.结果表明,剖面速度随A的增大而增大,随Re的增大而减小,相位滞后χ随振荡Reynolds数Re的增大而增大.     

Modeling of microreactor for syngas production by catalytic partial oxidation of methane

Fixed-bed reactors for the catalytic partial oxidation of methane (CPOM) to produce synthesis gas still pose hot spots problems. Microreactor is a good alternative reactor proposed to resolve these problems. In this paper, synthesis gas (hydrogen and carbon monoxide) production was investigated by a two-dimensional numerical model of single microchannel. CFD modeling with detailed chemistry was conducted to understand the CPOM on platinum (Pt) catalyst. Gas inlet velocity, microchannel pressure, and fuel to air ratio (F/A) are selected as the effective parameters on microchannel performance. Study results show that Reynolds number has considerable effect on methane conversion, hydrogen to carbon monoxide ratio (H2/CO), and product distribution. Increasing gas inlet velocity causes all the above parameters to decrease. It is noted that increasing microchannel pressure and decreasing the ratio of fuel to air cause the decrease of the H2/CO ratio.     

T形微通道中气泡分散流的传质性能

在T形微通道中,以错流剪切的分散方式实现了微米级分散气泡的制备,并以NaOH水溶液吸收CO2为对象,考察了气．液微分散体系的分散规律和传质性能．通过考察两相流速对气泡分散尺寸的影响,建立了预测气泡形成尺寸的数学模型．根据气泡的初始分散尺寸、流动阶段的体积变化以及传质完成后的尺寸,首次测定和区分了气泡形成阶段和运动阶段的传质量,建立了原位测定气泡分散流传质系数札的方法,并考察了两相流量对札的影响．结果表明,由于微通道中气泡的形成时间很短,形成阶段的传质量在总传质量中所占的比例很低．气泡分散流的传质系数主要受液相流量的影响,气相流量的影响基本可以忽略．基于实验结果,建立了计算传质系数鼠的无因次准数关联,计算结果与实验结果符合良好．     

带凹槽的微通道中液滴运动数值模拟

运用改进的耗散粒子动力学方法模拟了液滴在由凹槽所构成的粗糙表面微通道内的运动行为.改进的耗散粒子动力学方法采用新近提出的一种短程排斥、长程吸引相互作用势能函数,从而可以模拟带有自由面的流体,如液滴等.模拟了新势能函数下液滴与固体壁面的静态接触角,并用2次多项式拟合了"接触角-a_wf/a_f"变化曲线.研究了液滴在带凹槽的微通道中运动时,微通道壁面浸润性、外场力、液滴温度对液滴流动特性的影响.研究表明壁面浸润性和外场力对液滴流动特性的影响较大,液滴温度对液滴流动特性的影响较小.研究结果对运用耗散粒子动力学方法模拟并分析微流体在复杂微通道的流动有一定的参考价值.     

Study of Joule heating effects on temperature gradient in diverging microchannels for isoelectric focusing applications

IEF is a high-resolution separation method taking place in a medium with continuous pH gradients, which can be set up by applying electrical field to the liquid in a diverging microchannel. The axial variation of the channel cross-sectional area will induce nonuniform Joule heating and set up temperature gradient, which will generate pH gradient when proper medium is used. In order to operationally control the thermally generated pH gradients, fundamental understanding of heat transfer phenomena in microfluidic chips with diverging microchannels must be improved. In this paper, two 3-D numerical models are presented to study heat transfer in diverging microchannels, with static and moving liquid, respectively. Through simulation, the temperature distribution for the entire chip has been revealed, including both liquid and solid regions. The model for the static liquid scenario has been compared with published results for validation. Parametric studies have showed that the channel geometry has significant effects on the peak temperature location, and the electrical conductivity of the medium and the wall boundary convection have effects on the generated temperature gradients and thus the generated pH gradients. The solution to the continuous flow model, where the medium convection is considered, shows that liquid convection has significant effects on temperature distribution and the peak temperature location.