Integrated thermal wind tunnel

NSERC RTI申请的支持将用于购买高性能集成热风洞。该设备将广泛用于当前正在进行的研究以及即将进行的博士和MASc项目的研究计划，以研究新型热管理和自然节能系统。计划使用该设备进行的最实用的热工程分析包括但不限于：(1)研究在各种工况下使用不同单相工作流体（如水、乙二醇、传动油、二氧化碳和空气）表征微通道换热器（MCHX）的基本问题，适用于各种通道尺寸、几何形状和方向；(2)在预先设定的节约自然能源条件下，对小型城市垂直轴风力发电机（VAWT）翼型的性能输出进行表征；(3)研究襟翼扑动对表面传热的影响；(4)研究铝合金氧化涂层的热效应、水分蒸发行为和气味减少。(5)为电气和电子系统的分析创造一个环境，设计一个新的数据采集系统，用于使用不同的技术进行流动可视化研究。

The requested support from the proposed NSERC RTI application will be used to purchase a high performance Integrated Thermal Wind Tunnel. This equipment will be extensively used in the currently ongoing researches as well as upcoming research plans for the doctoral and the MASc programs to study the novel thermal management and natural energy conservation systems. The most practical thermal engineering analysis that are planned to be conducted with this equipment include, but are not limited to, (1) the Study of the fundamental issues in characterizing Microchannel Heat Exchangers (MCHX) at various operating conditions using different single phase working fluids like water, ethylene glycol, transmission oil, CO2 and air for a variety of channel sizes & geometries, and orientations, (2) Characterizing performance output of airfoil for smaller size urban vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) with predefined conditions for conserving natural energy resources, (3) study the effect of Pin Fin Flapping on the heat transfer from a surface, (4) investigate the thermal effect of oxide coating on aluminum alloy, water evaporation behavior, and odor smell reduction, and (5) create an environment for the analysis of the electrical and electronic systems to design a novel data acquisition system for flow visualization studies using different techniques.