Integrated thermal wind tunnel

拟议的NSERC RTI应用程序所请求的支持将用于购买高性能集成热风隧道。该设备将被广泛用于目前正在进行的研究以及即将进行的博士和MASC项目的研究计划中，以研究新型热管理和自然能源节约系统。计划用该设备进行的最实用的热工程分析包括但不限于：(1)研究在不同运行条件下使用不同的单相工质如水、乙二醇、传动油、二氧化碳和空气在不同的通道尺寸、几何形状和方向下表征微通道换热器(MCHX)的基本问题，(2)表征具有预定义条件的小尺寸城市垂直轴风力涡轮机(VAWT)翼型的性能输出，(3)研究针片扑动对表面换热的影响，(4)研究氧化物涂层对铝合金的热效应、水的蒸发行为和异味的减少；(5)为电气和电子系统的分析创造环境，设计一种新型的数据采集系统，用于不同技术的流动显示研究。

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.