Doubling transistor count for every two years in a computer chip, transmitter and receiver (T/R) module of a phased-array antenna that demands higher power with smaller dimensions are all results of miniaturization in electronics packaging. These technologies nowadays depend on improvement of reliable high performance heat sink to perform in narrower volumes. Employing microchannels or open cell metal foam heat sinks are two recently developing promising methods of cooling high heat fluxes. Although recent studies especially on microchannels can give a rough estimate on performances of these two methods, since using metal foams as heat sinks is still needed further studies, a direct experimental comparison of heat exchanger performances of these two techniques is still needed especially for thermal design engineers to decide the method of cooling. For this study, microchannels with channel widths of 300 &micro / m, 420 &micro / m, 500 &micro / m and 900 &micro / m were produced. Also, 92% porous 10, 20 and 40 ppi 6101-T6 open cell aluminum metal foams with compression factors 1,2, and 3 that have the same finned volume of microchannels with exactly same dimensions were used to manufacture heat sinks with method of vacuum brazing. They all have tested under same conditions with volumetric flow rate ranging from 0,167 l/min to 1,33 l/min and 60 W of heat power. Channel height was 4 mm for all heat sinks and distilled water used as cooling fluid. After experiments, pressure drops and thermal resistances were compared with tabulated and graphical forms. Also, the use of metal foam and microchannel heat sinks were highlighted with their advantages and disadvantages for future projects.

Numerical simulations of liquid flow in a micro-channel between two horizontal plates are performed. The channel is infinite in streamwise and spanwise directions and its height is taken as m, which falls within the dimension ranges of microchannels. The Navier-Stokes equations with the addition of Brinkman number (Br) to the energy equation are used as the governing equations and spectral methods based approach is applied to obtain the required accuracy to handle liquid flow in the microchannel. It is known for microchannels that Br combines the effects of conduction and viscous dissipation in liquids and is also a way of comparing the importance of latter relative to former. The present study aims to simulate the unusual behavior of decreasing of Nu with increasing Re in the laminar regime of microchannels and to show that Br can be introduced to explain this unexpected behavior. Consequently, it is seen at the end of the results that secondary effect of the Br is observed for the single-phase convective heat transfer. Therefore, a laminar flow of a liquid in a microchannel shows different characteristics compared to a similar flow in a macrochannel. To observe the differences, three different cases are run over each of a range of Reynolds numbers: one with no axial conduction assumption that corresponds to a case similar to macrochannel flow, another case with axial conduction included in the energy equation to simulate one of the main differences and lastly a case with the inclusion of Br number in the governing equations. A similar study is made for natural convection with the same numerical set-up for the same three cases. Formation of Rayleigh-Benard cells are observed for the critical numbers widely accepted in the literature. The results are compared with each other to see the effects of axial conduction and Br inclusion, in addition to Ra for natural convection.

Técnicas não-intrusivas de medição de vazão constituem uma necessidade crescente em diversas aplicações. Atualmente, diversos estudos têm sido realizados com o objetivo de desenvolver técnicas de medição não-intrusivas que possam suprir as deficiências das técnicas existentes. Este trabalho visa desenvolver um medidor de vazão baseado no princípio de convecção forçada (termal) não-intrusivo inteligente. O medidor utiliza dois transdutores RTD comerciais do tipo PT100, um aquecido, que é responsável pela medição da velocidade de escoamento, e o outro utilizado como referência de set-point de temperatura do sensor aquecido. Uma Rede Neural é responsável por corrigir os erros de medição do instrumento. Para a avaliação do medidor construído, foi desenvolvida uma bancada de realização de ensaios, possibilitando a variação da vazão e temperatura na seção de teste. Com o intuito de prover a bancada de uma referência para comparação, foi instalado também um medidor do tipo Venturi normalizado segundo a ABNT. / Non-intrusive techniques of flow measurement are very useful in several applications. Nowadays, several studies have been conducted to develop non-intrusive measuring techniques that can overcome the shortcomings of the existing ones. This work aims to design an intelligent non-intrusive flow meter device based on the forced heat convection principle (thermal). This device uses two commercial RTD transducers (PT100), one is used as reference of temperature set-point, and the other is responsible for the flow measurement. A neural network is responsible for correcting the errors in relation to the calibration standard. To evaluate the intelligent flow meter, test bench was built. In order to provide another flow meter to compare the results, an ABNT Venturi type flow meter was installed in the test bench.

Técnicas não-intrusivas de medição de vazão constituem uma necessidade crescente em diversas aplicações. Atualmente, diversos estudos têm sido realizados com o objetivo de desenvolver técnicas de medição não-intrusivas que possam suprir as deficiências das técnicas existentes. Este trabalho visa desenvolver um medidor de vazão baseado no princípio de convecção forçada (termal) não-intrusivo inteligente. O medidor utiliza dois transdutores RTD comerciais do tipo PT100, um aquecido, que é responsável pela medição da velocidade de escoamento, e o outro utilizado como referência de set-point de temperatura do sensor aquecido. Uma Rede Neural é responsável por corrigir os erros de medição do instrumento. Para a avaliação do medidor construído, foi desenvolvida uma bancada de realização de ensaios, possibilitando a variação da vazão e temperatura na seção de teste. Com o intuito de prover a bancada de uma referência para comparação, foi instalado também um medidor do tipo Venturi normalizado segundo a ABNT. / Non-intrusive techniques of flow measurement are very useful in several applications. Nowadays, several studies have been conducted to develop non-intrusive measuring techniques that can overcome the shortcomings of the existing ones. This work aims to design an intelligent non-intrusive flow meter device based on the forced heat convection principle (thermal). This device uses two commercial RTD transducers (PT100), one is used as reference of temperature set-point, and the other is responsible for the flow measurement. A neural network is responsible for correcting the errors in relation to the calibration standard. To evaluate the intelligent flow meter, test bench was built. In order to provide another flow meter to compare the results, an ABNT Venturi type flow meter was installed in the test bench.

Ce travail se situé dans la perspective d'un contrôle de la structure de solidification des alliages métalliques sous l'effet de la convection naturelle et forcée afin d'améliorer à terme la maîtrise des microstructures de solidification grâce à un brassage électromagnétique efficace permettant d'avoir une homogénéisation du bain liquide qui par la suite peut améliorer la microstructure finale de l'alliage. La possibilité retenue dans ce travail est de réaliser ce brassage sans contact avec la solution liquide (alliage sous fusion) et sans pollution par d'autres éléments en utilisant un brassage par la force de Lorentz. L'objet de la thèse comporte une étude théorique à la fois expérimentale basée sur une installation expérimentale particulièrement documentée et instrumentée, développée au laboratoire SIMAP/EPM à Grenoble, nommée AFRODITE. Ce dispositif expérimental permet de fournir des données de quantitatives et qualitatives sur le processus de solidification des alliages métalliques. Ces données sont nécessaires à la contribution aux études menées sur la solidification des alliages métallique et enrichir la base des donnée des modèles numériques développés pour prédire les défauts liés à la solidification. L'alliage choisi dans notre travail est l'étain-plomb, vue sa basse température de fusion. Les expériences envisagées visent à étudier l'effet de deux modes de configuration dynamique sur la solidification de l'alliage Sn-Pb: la convection thermosolutale avec la variation de deux paramètres essentiels (la vitesse de refroidissement et la différence de température expérimentale) et la convection forcée par l'utilisation de plusieurs modes de brassage électromagnétique. Cette étude s'intéresse en particulier à la caractérisation des macrostructures et les défauts liés à la macroségrégation. L'originalité de l'étude vise à mesurer in situ les températures instantanées. Ceci nous a permis d'évaluer l'évolution du transfert thermique due à la convection naturelle/forcée, ainsi que leurs influence sur le processus de la solidification sous différents aspects. L'analyse post-mortem de l'alliage métallique, fournit la structure de solidification et la distribution des ségrégations à différentes échelles (mésoscopique et macroscopique). / This work is situated in the context of control of the solidification of metallic alloys structure under the effect of natural and forced convection to enhance control of solidification microstructures term through effective electromagnetic stirring to have a homogenizing the liquid which may subsequently improve the final microstructure of the alloy. The possibility considered in this work is to achieve this stirring without contacting the liquid solution (alloy in fusion) and pollution by other elements using a patch by the Lorentz force. The purpose of the thesis consists both a theoretical and experimental study based on an experimental setup particularly documented and instrumented developed / EPM SIMAP laboratory in Grenoble, named AFRODITE. The experimental device used to provide quantitative and qualitative data on the process of solidification of metallic alloys. These data are necessary for the contribution to studies on the solidification of metallic alloys and enrich the data base developed numerical models to predict defects related to solidification. The alloy selected from our work is tin-lead, for its low melting temperature. The proposed experiments are designed to study the effect of two types of dynamic configuration on the solidification of Sn-Pb alloy: the thermosolutal convection with the variation of two essential parameters (cooling rate and the difference in experimental temperature) and forced convection by the use of several modes of electromagnetic stirring. This study is particularly interested in the characterization of macrostructures and defects related to macrosegregation. The originality of this study is to measure in situ instantaneous temperatures. This allowed us to assess the evolution of the heat transfer due to natural / forced convection and their influence on the process of solidification in different aspects. The post-mortem analysis of the metal alloy provides the solidification structure and distribution of segregation at different scales (mesoscopic and macroscopic).

Orientador: Amarildo Tabone Paschoalini / Banca: Luiz de Paula do Nascimento / Banca: Marcelo Moreira Ganzarolli / Resumo: Os objetivos deste trabalho são determinar a potência térmica dissipada dos componentes eletrônicos de forma experimental e verificar a eficácia do método através de simulações numéricas computacionais utilizando o software comercial ANSYS. O Software ANSYS foi usado como ferramenta de Dinâmica de Fluidos Computacional neste trabalho. Para a realização deste trabalho um ensaio experimental foi executado a fim de obter alguns dados para o cálculo da potência térmica dissipada, outros foram fornecidos pelo CPqD e Trópico. Foi montado um Laboratório Computacional com o apoio da Trópico e do CPqD na UNESP, campus de Ilha Solteira para a simulações numéricas. O método de cálculo de potência apresentou-se eficaz, de modo na melhor situação os resultados apresentaram um erro relativo médio de 1,94%. / Abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine the thermal power dissipation of electronic components through an experimental test and verify the effectiveness of the method through numerical simulations using the computational software ANSYS commercial. Software ANSYS was used as a tool for Computational Fluid Dynamics for this work. For this work an experimental test was done to obtain some data to calculate the thermal power dissipation, others were supplied by CPqD, Nilko and Trópico. It was dubbed a Computer Laboratory with the support of the Trópico, CPqD and at UNESP, campus de Ilha Solteira for the numerical simulations. The method of calculation of power proved to be effective, that the better the results showed a mean relative error is 1.94%. / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-11-28Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:55:37Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 sousa_rr_me_ilha.pdf: 2111422 bytes, checksum: 55ec661a37c8225f8f3075712c8ec225 (MD5) / Fundação de Ensino Pesquisa e Extensão de Ilha Solteira (FEPISA) / Os objetivos deste trabalho são determinar a potência térmica dissipada dos componentes eletrônicos de forma experimental e verificar a eficácia do método através de simulações numéricas computacionais utilizando o software comercial ANSYS. O Software ANSYS foi usado como ferramenta de Dinâmica de Fluidos Computacional neste trabalho. Para a realização deste trabalho um ensaio experimental foi executado a fim de obter alguns dados para o cálculo da potência térmica dissipada, outros foram fornecidos pelo CPqD e Trópico. Foi montado um Laboratório Computacional com o apoio da Trópico e do CPqD na UNESP, campus de Ilha Solteira para a simulações numéricas. O método de cálculo de potência apresentou-se eficaz, de modo na melhor situação os resultados apresentaram um erro relativo médio de 1,94%. / The purpose of this study is to determine the thermal power dissipation of electronic components through an experimental test and verify the effectiveness of the method through numerical simulations using the computational software ANSYS commercial. Software ANSYS was used as a tool for Computational Fluid Dynamics for this work. For this work an experimental test was done to obtain some data to calculate the thermal power dissipation, others were supplied by CPqD, Nilko and Trópico. It was dubbed a Computer Laboratory with the support of the Trópico, CPqD and at UNESP, campus de Ilha Solteira for the numerical simulations. The method of calculation of power proved to be effective, that the better the results showed a mean relative error is 1.94%.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:23:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-12-20Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:47:44Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 souza_eg_me_ilha.pdf: 959550 bytes, checksum: b4784dbcc883b1be2d0c6b7cce83f54b (MD5) / Fundação de Ensino Pesquisa e Extensão de Ilha Solteira (FEPISA) / O objetivo deste trabalho é a análise numérica e experimental de escoamento viscoso, incompressível, permanente, com transferência de calor, em um canal estreito contendo um arranjo de obstáculos retangulares. A análise experimental envolveu determinação de coeficiente de transferência de calor médio bem como o número de Nusselt médio e medidas de temperatura em esteira térmica para comparação com os resultados obtidos por simulação numérica. Para a análise numérica usamos o programa comercial de mecânica dos fluidos e transferência de calor computacional ICEPAK®. Verificamos que quanto mais adentro o obstáculo estiver no arranjo maior é a transferência de calor por convecção forçada. Determinamos coeficientes de transferência de calor médio e número de Nusselt médio (com incerteza entre 6 e 15%) e verificamos que o efeito da posição diminui à medida que a velocidade aumenta. Concluímos também que ambos os modelos de turbulência utilizados, k-ε padrão e k-ε RNG, foram incapazes de predizer o efeito da posição apropriadamente. Entretanto, o modelo k-ε RNG apresentou melhor comportamento, pois o seu uso resultou em soluções com valores de temperatura intermediários aos experimentais / The purpose of this work is the study of the numerical and experimental viscous incompressible steady flow with heat transfer into a narrow channel containing a rectangular array of obstacles. The experimental approach involves determining the coefficient of heat transfer and temperature measurements in thermal wake for comparison with the results obtained in numerical simulations. For the numerical analysis we use the commercial program of fluid mechanics and heat transfer computational ICEPAK™. We confirmed that in the last lines of the array the biggest is the heat transfer by forced convection. We determined the average heat transfer coefficients (with uncertainty between 6 and 15%) and found that the effect of the position decreases as flow speed increases. We use in the simulations the k-ε turbulence model and the k-ε RNG turbulence model. We conclude that both turbulence models used were unable to predict the effect of the position properly. However, the k-ε RNG model showed better behavior. The numerical temperatures with this model were consistent to the experimental temperature

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MariaGOR_DISSERT.pdf: 1839301 bytes, checksum: 7f08c7ee57fc0bc1f8282eb165223c37 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-11-12 / Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte / The main goal of the present work is related to the dynamics of the steady state, incompressible, laminar flow with heat transfer, of an electrically conducting and Newtonian fluid inside a flat parallel-plate channel under the action of an external and uniform magnetic field. For solution of the governing equations, written in the parabolic boundary layer and stream-function formulation, it was employed the hybrid, numericalanalytical, approach known as Generalized Integral Transform Technique (GITT). The flow is sustained by a pressure gradient and the magnetic field is applied in the direction normal to the flow and is assumed that normal magnetic field is kept uniform, remaining larger than any other fields generated in other directions. In order to evaluate the influence of the applied magnetic field on both entrance regions, thermal and hydrodynamic, for this forced convection problem, as well as for validating purposes of the adopted solution methodology, two kinds of channel entry conditions for the velocity field were used: an uniform and an non-MHD parabolic profile. On the other hand, for the thermal problem only an uniform temperature profile at the channel inlet was employed as boundary condition. Along the channel wall, plates are maintained at constant temperature, either equal to or different from each other. Results for the velocity and temperature fields as well as for the main related potentials are produced and compared, for validation purposes, to results reported on literature as function of the main dimensionless governing parameters as Reynolds and Hartman numbers, for typical situations. Finally, in order to illustrate the consistency of the integral transform method, convergence analyses are also effectuated and presented / O prop?sito do estudo desenvolvido nesse trabalho est? relacionado com a din?mica do escoamento incompress?vel, laminar, em regime permanente, com transfer?ncia de calor, de um fluido newtoniano condutor el?trico, no interior de um canal de placas planas paralelas, submetido a um campo magn?tico externo uniforme. Para a solu??o das equa??es de governo, modeladas atrav?s da formula??o parab?lica de camada limite em fun??o corrente, foi empregado o m?todo h?brido, num?rico-anal?tico, conhecido como T?cnica da Transformada Integral Generalizada (GITT). O escoamento analisado ? sustentando por um gradiente de press?o e assume-se que o campo magn?tico externo, aplicado na dire??o normal ao escoamento, permanece uniforme, muito maior do que quaisquer outros campos gerados em outras dire??es, n?o sendo, dessa forma, influenciado por nenhum efeito magn?tico interno. Para avaliar a influ?ncia do campo magn?tico sobre o desenvolvimento t?rmico e hidrodin?mico desse problema de convec??o for?ada, e tamb?m para fins de valida??o da metodologia de solu??o adotada, foram empregados dois tipos de condi??es de contorno para o campo de velocidade na entrada no canal: perfil uniforme e perfil parab?lico do escoamento sem campo magn?tico completamente desenvolvido. Para o problema t?rmico, por outro lado, empregou-se apenas o perfil uniforme de temperatura na entrada do canal e considerou-se que as placas se mant?m ? temperatura constante, iguais ou diferentes uma da outra. Resultados para os campos de velocidade, temperatura e potenciais correlatos s?o produzidos e comparados aos da literatura em fun??o dos principais par?metros de governo, a saber, n?mero de Reynolds, n?mero de Hartmann e par?metro el?trico, para algumas situa??es t?picas. Com o objetivo de ilustrar a consist?ncia da t?cnica da transformada integral generalizada, an?lises de converg?ncia s?o tamb?m efetuadas e apresentadas

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JoseMS_DISSERT.pdf: 2889418 bytes, checksum: 74b39d03124042e8cd8a6061bbd92425 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-23 / Licuri is a palm tree from the semiarid regions of Bahia State, Brazil. It is an important source of food and feed in that region, since their nuts are commonly eaten by humans and used as maize substitute for poultry feeding. The aim of this dissertation is to study the feasibility for use of natural convection solar dryers and forced being compared with the traditional drying outdoors for drying coconut licuri Syagrus coronate. The study led to the construction of two prototype solar dryer for carrying out experiments proving: model Solar Drying System Direct Exposure to Natural Convection built with wood, has a drying chamber with direct cover transparent glass laminates 4 mm, using techniques for proper isolation of the drying chamber. The two prototypes were comparatively analyzed for performance and drying efficiency with traditional extractive use by the community. Were evaluated the variables: time and drying rates and quality of the final samples of coconut licuri. The fruits were harvested and brought the town of Ouricuri, in the city of Caldeir?o Grande, BA for the experiments comparing the three methods of drying was used a standard load of 4.0 kg The quantitative analysis for the result of the drying rate was found in 74% yield and 44% for natural and forced convection respectively compared with the traditional drying. These drying rates represent variation 3-5 times lower. Drying using forced convection licuri showed better quality, was found in a reddish pulp, representing the quantities that were kept of the nutrient beta carotene, and not notice the flavor change from the previous system, the final cost of construction of this system were higher . The prototypes built competitive advantage and had testified fully to resolve the technical difficulties previously encountered in the production of products made of coconut licuri. Allowing add value and increase their potential use for the fruit extractive communities of semi-arid region of Bahia / O licuri (Syagrus coronata (Martius) Beccari) ? uma palmeira nativa do Brasil, largamente disseminada por todo o semi-?rido do pa?s. O fruto do licuri, conhecido pela mesma denomina??o da palmeira, ? totalmente comest?vel. Apesar do grande potencial nutritivo e oleaginoso do licuri, pouca aten??o tem sido dada para o estudo detalhado do valor nutritivo deste fruto. Nesta disserta??o ser? estudado a viabilidade para utiliza??o dos secadores solar de convec??o natural e for?ada (SSSEICF) sendo comparados com a secagem tradicional ao ar livre, para a secagem do coco licuri. O estudo levou a constru??o de dois prot?tipos de secador solar para a realiza??o de experimentos comprovativos: o Sistema de Secagem Solar de Exposi??o Direta e Convec??o Natural constru?do com madeira, possui uma c?mara de secagem direta com cobertura de lamina de vidro transparente de 4 mm, com utiliza??o de t?cnicas para o correto isolamento da c?mara de secagem e o Sistema de Secagem Solar de Exposi??o Indireta e Convec??o For?ada, fabricado com chapas de a?o galvanizado, tem a c?mara de secagem indireta com cobertura de l?mina de vidro transparente de 6 mm, tendo a utiliza??o de t?cnicas para correto isolamento da c?mara de secagem e a inser??o do equipamento de exaustor e?lico de ar respons?vel direto pela convec??o for?ada de ar da c?mara de secagem indireta. Os dois prot?tipos foram analisados comparativamente quanto ao desempenho e efici?ncia com a secagem tradicional em uso pela comunidade extrativista. Foram avaliados quanto as vari?veis: tempo e taxas de secagem e qualidade final das amostras de coco licuri. Os frutos foram colhidos e trazidos do povoado de Ouricuri, na cidade de Caldeir?o Grande BA, para a realiza??o dos experimentos comparativos entre os tr?s m?todos de secagem foi utilizada uma carga padr?o com 4,0 Kg. A an?lise quantitativa para o resultado da taxa de secagem, foi encontrado rendimento de 74% e 44% para o convec??o natural e convec??o for?ada respectivamente, em compara??o com a secagem tradicional. Essas taxas de secagem representam varia??o de 3 a 5 vezes menor. A an?lise qualitativa das amostras de fruto e das am?ndoas mostrou: que, a secagem utilizando a convec??o natural apresentou boa qualidade para o licuri, por?m foi constatada uma altera??o sensorial no sabor, conhecida como coco velado . A secagem utilizando a convec??o for?ada apresentou melhor qualidade do licuri, foi encontrada uma colora??o avermelhada na polpa, representando que foram mantidas as quantidades do nutriente beta caroteno e n?o se percebeu a mudan?a de sabor do sistema anterior, os custos finais de constru??o desse sistema foram maiores. Os prot?tipos constru?dos obtiveram vantagem competitiva e atestou perfeitamente para solucionar a dificuldade tecnol?gica encontrada anteriormente na produ??o de produtos a base do coco licur?. Permitindo agregar valor e elevar as possibilidades de aproveitamento do fruto pelas comunidades extrativistas da regi?o semi-?rida da Bahia