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Vascularized materials with heating from one side and coolant forced from the other side

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Kim, S; Lorente, S; Bejan, A
Published in: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
August 1, 2007

The vascularization of smart materials with the property of localized self-cooling is investigated here on the basis of a simple configuration. A solid body (slab) is subjected to intense heat flux from one side; temperatures are controlled by pumping a coolant from the other side. The coolant flows through parallel channels that traverse the slab. The objective is to find the channel configuration that maintains the least nonuniform temperature distribution in the solid (i.e., the coolest hot spots). The optimal spacing between channels and the minimum hot-spot excess temperature are deduced analytically for two configurations, equidistant parallel-plates channels, and arrays of equidistant parallel cylindrical channels. These analytical results are confirmed based on numerical simulations of the conjugate heat transfer in channels and surrounding solid material. The results for the optimal geometry and performance are robust: they are essentially the same for parallel-plates and cylindrical channels. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

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ISSN

0017-9310

Publication Date

August 1, 2007

Volume

50

Issue

17-18

Start / End Page

3498 / 3506

Related Subject Headings

  • Mechanical Engineering & Transports
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences
 

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Kim, S., Lorente, S., & Bejan, A. (2007). Vascularized materials with heating from one side and coolant forced from the other side. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 50(17–18), 3498–3506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.01.020
Kim, S., S. Lorente, and A. Bejan. “Vascularized materials with heating from one side and coolant forced from the other side.” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 50, no. 17–18 (August 1, 2007): 3498–3506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.01.020.
Kim S, Lorente S, Bejan A. Vascularized materials with heating from one side and coolant forced from the other side. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 2007 Aug 1;50(17–18):3498–506.
Kim, S., et al. “Vascularized materials with heating from one side and coolant forced from the other side.” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 50, no. 17–18, Aug. 2007, pp. 3498–506. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.01.020.
Kim S, Lorente S, Bejan A. Vascularized materials with heating from one side and coolant forced from the other side. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 2007 Aug 1;50(17–18):3498–3506.
Journal cover image

Published In

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

DOI

ISSN

0017-9310

Publication Date

August 1, 2007

Volume

50

Issue

17-18

Start / End Page

3498 / 3506

Related Subject Headings

  • Mechanical Engineering & Transports
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences