Enhanced Pool Boiling Heat Transfer on Copper Foam Welded Surfaces

开孔泡沫铜在池沸腾中的强化传热性能研究

Enhanced pool boiling heat transfer of the porous structure is critical to the thermal management technology.In this paper,pool boiling heat transfer experiments are performed on copper foam welded surfaces in de-ionized water to investigate the effects of basic parameters of copper foam on heat transfer enhancement.Boiling phenomenon is observed to facilitate the understanding of enhancement mechanism.The results show that copper foam welded surfaces can significantly enhance the pool boiling heat transfer performance,reduce the boiling incipience temperature by 7-9℃,and reach two times heat transfer coefficient compared with smooth plain surfaces due to numerous nucleation sites,extended surface areas,and enhanced turbulent effect.Pore density and thickness of foam have two side effects on heat transfer.

多孔结构在池沸腾过程中的强化传热性能研究对热管理技术具有重要意义。本文在以去离子水作为介质的可视化热管装置中开展了泡沫铜池沸腾传热实验研究,分析了不同孔密度泡沫铜基本参数对强化传热的影响。观测研究开孔泡沫铜内部及表面沸腾现象,特别是气泡在泡沫铜三维骨架空间中的成核与逸出方式,对比考察了泡沫铜多孔结构孔密度与结构厚度对池沸腾传热性能的影响规律。结果表明,泡沫铜的孔密度和厚度对池沸腾传热特性具有较大影响,较高孔密度的泡沫铜因其多孔结构带来的大表面积与高孔隙率特征,在流固耦合界面可以形成大量的成核点,可以显著提高池沸腾的传热性能,使沸腾起始温度降低7~9℃,与光滑平面相比,传热系数达到2倍,展示出多孔金属的结构与表面优势。