Study of Parameters of Liquid Cooling for Microscale Heat Transfer: A Review
Keywords:
Micochannels, Nanofluids, Thermal conductivity, Convective heat flow, Thermal resistance.Abstract
In an electronic component, high processing power in compact chips results in large heat dissipation. The aim of this article is to study and analyze the parameters of liquids for microscale heat transfer as it is an evolving trend from research point of view. Further, the range of coolants used for microscale heat transfer can vary from water, ethylene glycol, and liquid metal to nanofluids. Heat transfer in microchannel using nanofluid as coolant is highly efficient as it has higher heat dissipation capacity than water used as coolant. Microchannel cooling with liquid metal poses tough challenge with regard to corrosion and blocking problems in the cooling system. The heat transfer characteristics of the nanofluids for microchannel applications would be studied and the parameters like thermal conductivity of different nanofluids compared in the present article.
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