Development of a hybrid heat sink for thermal management of photovoltaic cells

Danish Rahman, Ahmad Almomani, Ibrahim Hassan, Yasser Al-Hamidi, Aziz Rahman

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Abstract

The objective of this paper is to study the effect of multiple jet impingements on one another in a heat sink under adiabatic conditions. The jet impingement is a unique design which aimed to optimize the cooling performance of a concentrated photovoltaic cell. The paper is based on the design and fabrication of a new 9-celled test section. Initially, to set a baseline, individual cells in the 9-celled test section were tested alone in order to observe their flow regimes. These tests were completed by applying varying water cross flow rates to a set air-water mass flow rate exiting the jet impingement. Afterwards, two cells were tested in conjunction with one another under similar conditions. The location of the cells tested had been varied in order to observe how different cells interact with another. Plug flow and bubbly flow were consistently found through the various experiments. In general, it was noticed at higher crossflow rates the bubble sizes and quantity would decrease drastically.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2019 17th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, ICNMM 2019
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9780791858738
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 2019 17th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, ICNMM 2019 - St. John�s, Canada
Duration: 23 Jun 201926 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameASME 2019 17th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, ICNMM 2019

Conference

ConferenceASME 2019 17th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, ICNMM 2019
Country/TerritoryCanada
CitySt. John�s
Period23/06/1926/06/19

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