Liquid film flow boiling heat transfer driven by electrohydrodynamic (EHD) conduction pumping is experimentally studied on a surface with a novel metal-plated nanofiber-mat coating. The nanotextured surface is formed on a copper substrate covered by an electrospun polymer nanofiber mat, which is copper-plated as a postprocess. The mat has a thickness of about 30 μm and is immersed in saturated HCFC-123. The objective is to study electrowetting of the copper-plated nanofiber-enhanced surface via EHD conduction pumping mechanism for the entire liquid film flow boiling regime leading up to critical heat flux (CHF), and compare it to the bare surface without EHD-driven flow. The results show that with the combination of these two techniques, for a given superheat value, enhancement in heat flux and boiling heat transfer coefficient is as high as 555% compared to the bare surface. The results are quite promising for thermal management applications.
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Electrohydrodynamic Conduction Pumping-Driven Liquid Film Flow Boiling on Bare and Nanofiber-Enhanced Surfaces
Viral K. Patel,
Viral K. Patel
Multi-Scale Heat Transfer Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
Worcester, MA 01609
e-mail: patelvk@ornl.gov
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
Worcester, MA 01609
e-mail: patelvk@ornl.gov
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Jamal Seyed-Yagoobi,
Jamal Seyed-Yagoobi
Multi-Scale Heat Transfer Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
Worcester, MA 01609
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
Worcester, MA 01609
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Suman Sinha-Ray,
Suman Sinha-Ray
Multiscale Mechanics
and Nanotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60607
and Nanotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60607
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Sumit Sinha-Ray,
Sumit Sinha-Ray
Multiscale Mechanics and
Nanotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60607
Nanotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60607
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Alexander Yarin
Alexander Yarin
Multiscale Mechanics and
Nanotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60607
Nanotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60607
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Viral K. Patel
Multi-Scale Heat Transfer Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
Worcester, MA 01609
e-mail: patelvk@ornl.gov
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
Worcester, MA 01609
e-mail: patelvk@ornl.gov
Jamal Seyed-Yagoobi
Multi-Scale Heat Transfer Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
Worcester, MA 01609
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
Worcester, MA 01609
Suman Sinha-Ray
Multiscale Mechanics
and Nanotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60607
and Nanotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60607
Sumit Sinha-Ray
Multiscale Mechanics and
Nanotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60607
Nanotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60607
Alexander Yarin
Multiscale Mechanics and
Nanotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60607
Nanotechnology Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL 60607
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER. Manuscript received February 12, 2015; final manuscript received October 20, 2015; published online December 29, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Amitabh Narain.
J. Heat Transfer. Apr 2016, 138(4): 041501 (8 pages)
Published Online: December 29, 2015
Article history
Received:
February 12, 2015
Revised:
October 20, 2015
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Patel, V. K., Seyed-Yagoobi, J., Sinha-Ray, S., Sinha-Ray, S., and Yarin, A. (December 29, 2015). "Electrohydrodynamic Conduction Pumping-Driven Liquid Film Flow Boiling on Bare and Nanofiber-Enhanced Surfaces." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. April 2016; 138(4): 041501. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032021
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