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An experimental study on flow boiling characteristics of phema nano-coated surfaces in a microchannel

  • Ali Sadaghiani
  • , Yagmur Sisman
  • , Gözde Özaydin Ince
  • , Ali Kosar

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Abstract

In this study, the effect of pHEMA (Polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate) nanostructure coated surfaces on flow boiling was investigated in a rectangular microchannel. Experiments were conducted using deionized water as the working fluid to investigate flow boiling in a microchannel with dimensions of 14 cm length, 1.5 cm width, and 500 μm depth. The effect of pHEMA coatings (coated on 1.5 × 1.5 cm2 silicon plates) on heat transfer coefficients and flow patterns was assessed and supported using a high speed camera system. Although the contact angle decreases on nano-coated surfaces, due to surface porosity, boiling heat transfer coefficient increases. Furthermore, visualization results indicated that uncoated surfaces experienced a smaller nucleate boiling region. It was also observed that dryout occurs at higher heat fluxes for coated surfaces.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicro/Nano-Thermal Manufacturing and Materials Processing; Boiling, Quenching and Condensation Heat Transfer on Engineered Surfaces; Computational Methods in Micro/Nanoscale Transport; Heat and Mass Transfer in Small Scale; Micro/Miniature Multi-Phase Devices; Biomedical Applications of Micro/Nanoscale Transport; Measurement Techniques and Thermophysical Properties in Micro/Nanoscale; Posters
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791849668
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 2016 5th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, MNHMT 2016 - Biopolis, Singapore
Duration: 4 Jan 20166 Jan 2016

Publication series

NameASME 2016 5th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, MNHMT 2016
Volume2

Conference

ConferenceASME 2016 5th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, MNHMT 2016
Country/TerritorySingapore
CityBiopolis
Period4/01/166/01/16

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by ASME.

Keywords

  • Flow boiling
  • Heat transfer
  • Microchannel
  • PHEMA Nanocoated

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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