• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.939-946
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• 2009

Wettability is a critical parameter in micro-scale two-phase system. Several previous results indicate that wettability has influential affect on two-phase flow pattern in a microchannel. However, previous studies conducted using circular microtube, which was made by conventional fabrication techniques. Although most applications for micro thermal hydraulic system has used a rectangular microchannel, data for the rectangular microchannel is totally lack. In this study, a hydrophilic rectangular microchannel was fabricated using a photosensitive glass. And a hydrophobic rectangular microchannel was prepared using silanization of glass surfaces with OTS (octa-dethyl-trichloro-siliane). Experiments of two-phase flow in the hydrophilic and the hydrophobic rectangular microchannels were conducted using water and nitrogen gas. Visualization of twophase flow pattern was carried out using a high-speed camera and a long distance microscope. Visualization results show that the wettability was important for two-phase flow pattern in rectangular microchannel. In addition, two-phase frictional pressure drop was highly related with flow patterns. Finally, Two-phase frictional pressure drop was analyzed with flow patterns.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.986-993
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• 2007

The microchannel heat sink is promising heat dissipation method far high density electronic devices. The cross-sectional shape of MEMS based microchannel heat sink is limited to triangular, trapezoidal, and rectangular due to their fabrication method. And heat is added to one side surface of heat source. Therefore, those specific conditions make some complexity of heat transfer in microchannel heat sink. Though many previous research of conjugate heat transfer in microchannel was conducted, most of them did not consider heat loss. In this study, numerical investigation of conjugate heat transfer in rectangular microchannel was conducted. The method of heat loss evaluation was verified numerically. Heat distribution was different for each wall of rectangular microchannel due to thermal conductivity and distance from heat source. However, the ratio of heat from each channel wall was correlated. Therefore, the effective area correction factor could be proposed to evaluate accurate heat flux in one side heating condition.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2011

Hydrodynamic focusing technique to generate focused flow has been used for flow cytometry in microfluidic devices. However, devices with circular capillary tubes made of glass are not suitable for flow visualization or optical signal detection because the rays of light are distorted at the curved interface. We devised a new acrylic chamber assembled with a pulled micropipette and a rectangular microchannel made of glass. This new channel geometry enabled us to visualize the three-dimensional (3D) flow characteristics with confocal imaging technique. We analyzed the 3D hydrodynamic focusing in a circular capillary tube and a rectangular microchannel over a practical range of flow rates, viscosities and pressure drops.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회B
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• pp.1870-1875
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• 2007

The microchannel heat sink is promising heat dissipation method for high heat flux source. Contrary to conventional circular channel, MEMS based microchannel had rectangular or trapezoidal cross-sectional shape. In our study, we conducted three dimensional conjugate heat transfer calculation for rectangular shape microchannel. First, we simulated that channel was completely drained with known heating power. As a result we obtained calibration line, which indicates heat loss was function of temperature. Second, we simulated single phase heat transfer with various mass flux, 100-400 $kg/m^2s$. In conclusion, the single phase test verified that the present heat loss evaluation method is applicable to micro scale heat transfer devices. Heat fluxes from each side wall shows difference due to non-uniform heating. However those ratios were correlated with supplied total heat. Finally, we proposed effective area correction factor to evaluate appropriate heat flux.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.1043-1050
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• 2006

An experimental investigation was performed to study flow boiling heat transfer of deionized water in a microchannel. Measurement and evaluation of boiling heat transfer coefficients were carried out using a single horizontal rectangular microchannel having a hydraulic diameter of $100{\mu}m$. Tests were performed for mass fluxes of 90, 169 and 267 $kg/m^2$s and heat fluxes of 200-700 $kW/m^2$. Test results showed that the measured boiling heat transfer coefficients had no dependence on mass flux and vapor quality. Most macro-channel correlations of boiling heat transfer coefficient did not provide reliable predictions.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.644-654
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• 2003

An analytical solution for a vertically stratified viscous flow in a microchannel with a rectangular cross-section is constructed, assuming fully developed laminar flow where the interfaces between the fluid layers are flat. Although the solution is for n-layer flow, restricted results to symmetrical three-layer flow are presented to investigate the effects of the viscosity and thickness ratios of the fluid layers and the aspect ratio of the microchannel on the flow field. Relations between the flow rate and thickness ratios of the fluid layers with varying viscosity distributions are found, considering the cross -sectional velocity profiles which vary noticeably with the three parameters and differ significantly from the velocity profiles of the flow between infinite parallel plates. Interfacial instability induced by the viscosity stratification in the microchannel is discussed referring to previous studies on the instability analysis for plane multilayer flow. Exact solution derived in the present study can be used for examining a diffusion process and three -dimensional stability analysis. More works are needed to formulate the equations including the effects of interfacial' tension between immiscible liquids and surface wettability which are important in microscale transport phenomena.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.1035-1042
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• 2006

An experimental investigation was performed to study two-phase pressure drop of deionized water in a microchannel. Measurement and evaluation of two-phase frictional pressure gradient were carried out using a single horizontal rectangular microchanne1 having a hydraulic diameter of $100{\mu}m$. Tests were performed for mass fluxes of 90, 169, and 267 $kg/m^2$s and heat fluxes of 200-700 $kW/m^2$. Test results showed that the measured two-phase frictional pressure gradient increased with the mass flux and vapor quality. Most macro-channel correlations of two-phase frictional pressure gradient did not provide reliable predictions except under certain limited conditions.

• 청정기술
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.195-200
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 표면특성에 따른 비균일계 마이크로채널에서의 유속 변화를 조사하였다. 비균일계 마이크로채널은 PDMS와 soft lithography를 사용하여 제작하였고, 마이크로채널의 내부 표면 중 아랫면만을 allyl alcohol로 증착하여 친수성을 띠게 하였다. 채널의 길이는 10, 20, 30 mm, 너비는 100, 200, $300\;{\mu}m$로 각각 제작하였으며, 채널 내 전기영동에 의한 흐름을 생성하기 위해 외부전압을 가해주었다. 그 결과 동일한 세기의 전기장과 밑면의 친수성 정도가 동일할 때 유속은 같았다. 이는 이론적 결과에 부합하고, 연구가 신뢰성이 있다는 것을 뒷받침할 수 있었다. 같은 친수성을 갖는 밑면일 때 채널의 너비가 증가할수록 유속도 증가하고, 친수성 정도가 큰 채널이 작은 채널보다 유속이 빨랐다. 이 결과는 밑면의 친수성 정도에 따라 채널 유속을 조절할 수 있다는 것을 의미한다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.69-74
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• 2017

마이크로채널은 단위체적당 표면적비가 높기 때문에 컴퓨터 마이크로 프로세서 냉각, 정밀 화학분석 및 바이오 분야로의 응용이 다양하게 적용 될 수 있어 많은 연구가 진행 중이다. 본 연구에서는 3D 프린터를 이용하여 사각 마이크로채널을 제작하였고, 실험에서 마이크로채널을 통과하는 액상 물은 탈이 온수를 사용하여 유량변화에 대한 압력강하를 측정하였다. 마이크로채널의 크기는 $161{\mu}m$에서 $664{\mu}m$로 변화시켜 제작하였으며, 유동의 레이놀즈 수는 16

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2010

소형분석시스템에서 미세채널의 상판이 제거되면 상판에 의한 빛 에너지 손실이 대폭 감소되어 광학측정법으로 대상을 분석할 때 장점을 갖는다. 본 연구에서는 상판이 없는 사각단면 미세채널 내 액체유동을 이해하려는 목적으로 실험과 전산유체역학 해석을 수행하였다. 개방형 사각단면 미세채널에서 입자추적기법으로 유속을 측정하였고, 채널의 단면적 변화에 따른 모세관 유동현상을 이론적으로 해석하였다. 단면의 너비와 높이가 각각 20 ${\mu}m$로 제작된 미세채널의 주입부에 물을 떨어뜨렸을 때 물은 오직 모세관 힘에 의해 미세채널을 따라 이동하였다. 액체의 젖음현상에 영향을 미치는 중요한 유동 파라미터는 채널의 크기와 표면장력, 점성 등으로 볼 수 있으며, 미세채널에서 액체 유동을 조절하는데 이용될 수 있다.