2-Phase-Liquid Cooling Distribution
Project Description
This project designed and fabricated an experimental analysis for the distribution of two-phase fluid (mixtures of liquid and gas) through distribution geometries for the purpose of cooling high performance aerospace and military components.
Two-phase fluids have distinct advantages for cooling components due to the properties of such
fluids to be self mixing and iso-thermal. These fluids do, however, pose a unique set of challenges
for use in a verity of systems. These challenges include but are not limited to:
A) Non-uniformity: the presence of many boundary layers between liquid and gas makes traditional analysis techniques difficult or not useful
B) Critical quality and thermal runaway: two phase flow has a tendency to lose cooling ability if not properly controlled in a system
C) Sensitivity: two phase systems have been shown in historical studies to be very sensitive to small changes in environmental conditions further hindering the development of theory in the area
Unique Project Challenges
- Graduate Caliber Research
- Advanced Fluid and Material Analysis
- High Pressure Sealing
- Highly Variable Inlet Conditions
- Interchangeable Geometry
Unique Manufacturing Challenges
- Small Feature Machining
- Variety of Surface Finish Requirements
- Advanced Manufacturing Techniques
- Trochoidal Machining
- High-Speed Low-Torque Air Spindles
- Parallel Design and Manufacture