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A novel microchannel heat sink with oval-shaped micro pin fins (MOPF) is proposed and the characteristics of fluid flow and heat transfer are studied numerically for Reynolds number ( Re ) ranging from 157 to 668. In order to study the influence of geometry on flow and heat transfer characteristics, three non-dimensional variables are defined, such as the fin axial length ratio ( α ), width ratio ( β ), and height ratio ( γ ). The thermal enhancement factor ( η ) is adopted as an evaluation criterion to evaluate the best comprehensive thermal-hydraulic performance of MOPF. Results indicate that the oval-shaped pin fins in the microchannel can effectively prevent the rise of heat surface temperature along the flow direction, which improves the temperature distribution uniformity. In addition, results show that for the studied Reynolds number range and microchannel geometries in this paper, the thermal enhancement factor  η  increases firstly and then decreases with the increase of  α  and  β . In addition, except for  Re  = 157,  η  decreases first and then increases with the increase of the fin height ratio  γ . The thermal enhancement factor for MOPF with  α  = 4,  β  = 0.3, and  γ  = 0.5 achieves 1.56 at  Re  = 668. The results can provide a theoretical basis for the design of a microchannel heat exchanger.

Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Characteristics of Microchannel with Oval-Shaped Micro Pin Fins