Phase change heat transfer processes of high performance applied to solar energy recovery

• Grant number: 16/09509-1
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2017
• End date: June 30, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Transport Phenomena
• Principal Investigator: Gherhardt Ribatski
• Grantee: Gherhardt Ribatski
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Jose Alexandre Diniz ; José Roberto Simões Moreira ; Luben Cabezas Gómez
• Associated researchers: Arganthael Berson ; Cristiano Bigonha Tibirica ; Giuseppe Antonio Cirino ; John Richard Thome ; Luben Cabezas Gómez ; Luis Alberto Mijam Barea ; Mario F. Trujillo ; Newton Cesario Frateschi ; Stanislav Moshkalev ; Sushanta Mitra
• Associated research grant(s): 19/08577-1 - Multi-User Equipment approved in grant 16/09509-1: high speed video camera phantom V2012, AP.EMU; 18/23030-6 - 2019 Photonics West-OPTO, AR.EXT; 17/26691-0 - Multiuser equipment approved in the grant number 2016/09509-1: infrared camera FLIR X6580sc, AP.EMU
• Associated scholarship(s): 23/02383-6 - Development of a phase-field lattice Boltzmann method to simulate thermal liquid-gas phase change phenomena for engineering applications, BP.DD; 22/02665-9 - Evaluation of transient aspects of flow boiling inside microchannels using infrared thermography, BP.DD; 21/03632-4 - A study of techniques for the thermal conductance control of pulsating heat pipes, BP.IC; + associated scholarships 20/10867-5 - Experimental analysis of the velocity field and surface temperature distribution during flow boiling in microchannels through IR thermography and machine learning tools, BP.PD; 20/14819-5 - Experimental evaluation of the effects of bubble nucleation under confined conditions on two-phase flow distribution among the microchannels of heatsinks, BP.IC; 20/12919-2 - Study of the Lattice Boltzmann Method applied to micro fluid dynamics: development and use of high performance simulators in shared memory architectures, BP.PD; 20/10923-2 - Evaluation of the hydrodynamic behavior and the heat transfer mechanisms during flow boiling in microchannels under conditions close to the surface dryout, BP.DD; 20/08211-4 - Experimental study of ammonia-water absorption assessed in real conditions of operation of the refrigeration cycle, BP.PD; 20/02062-7 - Evaluation of transient aspects of flow boiling inside microchannels using infrared thermography, BP.DD; 19/22105-5 - Investigation of convective boiling of quasi-critical fluids focusing on its application on organic Rankine cycles, BP.DR; 19/21022-9 - Study of lattice Boltzmann Method for numerical simulation of hydrodynamic and thermal processes in microchannels, BP.IC; 19/01755-1 - Development of a microsensor and its use to investigate the liquid film characteristics during flow boiling in microchannels under conditions close to the surface DRYOUT, BP.MS; 18/23538-0 - MULTICHANNELS FABRICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH PERFORMANCE PROCESSES INVOLVING HEAT TRANSFER WITH PHASE CHANGE APPLIED TO SOLAR ENERGY USE, BP.PD; 18/13358-4 - Design, fabrication and characterization of thin film heaters and thermocouples for a high efficiency heat sink testing platform, BP.IC; 17/25558-5 - Development of heat transfer measurement techniques for pulsating heat pipe investigations, BP.IC; 18/09041-5 - Study of Lattice Boltzmann Method for modeling flows in microchannels of solar absorbers, BP.DD; 15/24834-3 - Development of high performance heat spreaders based on multi-microchannels with micro- and nanostructured surfaces aiming at applications in solar absorbers, BP.PD - associated scholarships

Abstract

Solar irradiation is a source of renewable energy and its use depends on the conversion of solar irradiation into heat and/or electricity. In the last two decades, the economic and environmental importance of incorporating solar energy to the energy matrix of most of countries have drastically increased. To convert solar irradiation to usable forms of energy, heat exchangers are necessary either to make use of the heat generated in the solar receptor or to the thermal management of photovoltaic cells. The concentrated solar irradiation absorbed by solar receptors can imply on the need of dissipating heat flux higher than 150W/cm2, corresponding to 1500 times the solar irradiation at the Earth's Surface. The maintenance of such high heat fluxes under safe conditions characterized by restrict temperature ranges is a recurring subject of research in the field of thermal sciences and has emerged as a major challenge for engineers and researchers. In this context, the present research proposal has the main goals of investigating the fundamental aspects and developing high-performance devices based on phase-change heat transfer processes applied to the use of solar energy. The specific objectives of this project are the following: (i) development and experimental evaluation of heat radiation absorbers based on flow boiling through microchannel array. The development of these devices will incorporate solutions proposed based on analyses of experimental results from IR-thermography for flow boiling inside single- and microchannel array heat absorbers, and of computational results from simulations using the Thermal Lattice Boltzmann Methods (TLBM); (ii) development of innovative additive/3-D manufacturing processes and application of them to the manufacture of high-performance heat radiation absorbers and all the instruments necessary to their study using the infrastructure of Laboratory of Research on Devices (LPD) of Department of Applied Physics (DFA) and Multi-user Lab (LAMULT) both of the "Gleb Wataghin" Institute of Physic and the Center for Semiconductor Components (CCS) at UNICAMP; (iii) development of instrumentation and control techniques applied to heat transfer with phase change in pulsating heat pipes. These devices present the potential of being used as high performance fins. In the present project, their development will be focused on their application as heat transfer mediums in the vapor absorber and in the vapor generator of absorption refrigeration systems, thus reducing the volume of these devices and improving their thermal efficiencies; (iv) experimental study of falling film absorption process of ammonia-water mixtures focusing on the development of a vapor absorber. From ecological and economical points of view, absorption air-conditioning and refrigeration systems combined with power generators having solar irradiation as energy source are extremely attractive, considering the use of the remaining heat of a process of photovoltaic generation or of a heat engine operating according to the Stirling, Ericsson or Organic Rankine cycles (ORC). Finally, it is worth noting that this project involves the investigation of topics at the edge of knowledge that are strategic for the development of the state of São Paulo and of Brazil, combining renewable energy source and complex micro-manufacturing techniques. Moreover, the proposal comprises challenges involving fundamental and theoretical aspects summed to the high potential of developing of new technologies and new products with immediate application. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CZELUSNIAK, L. E.; MAPELLI, V. P.; GUZELLA, M. S.; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, L.; WAGNER, ALEXANDER J.. Force approach for the pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann method. Physical Review E, v. 102, n. 3, SEP 10 2020. (18/09041-5, 16/09509-1)

MARINHEIRO, MAURICIO MANI; CORACA, GUSTAVO MORAES; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, LUBEN; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT. Detailed transient assessment of a small-scale concentrated solar power plant based on the organic Rankine cycle. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, v. 204, MAR 5 2022. (20/02062-7, 16/09509-1)

DO NASCIMENTO, FRANCISCO JULIO; MOREIRA, TIAGO AUGUSTO; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT. Flow boiling critical heat flux of DI-water and nanofluids inside smooth and nanoporous round microchannels. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, v. 139, p. 240-253, AUG 2019. (16/16849-3, 16/09509-1, 11/13119-0)

MAPELLI, VINICIUS PESSOA; CZELUSNIAK, LUIZ EDUARDO; GUZELLA, MATHEUS DOS SANTOS; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, LUBEN. On the force scheme influence on pseudopotential method coexistence curve. PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS, v. 599, p. 12-pg., 2022-05-11. (16/09509-1, 18/09041-5)

AGUIAR, GUSTAVO MATANA; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT. The Effect of Transient Power Hotspots on the Heat Transfer Coefficient during Flow Boiling Inside Single Microscale Channels. HEAT TRANSFER ENGINEERING, v. 40, n. 16, p. 12-pg., 2019-10-02. (16/09509-1)

CIRINO, G. A.; BAREA, L. A. M.; MANSANO, R. D.; VERDONCK, P.; VON ZUBEN, A.; FRATESCHI, N. C.; DINIZ, J. A.; VONFREYMANN, G; SCHOENFELD, WV; RUMPF, RC. Comparative study between wet and dry etching of silicon for microchannels fabrication. ADVANCED FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MICRO/NANO OPTICS AND PHOTONICS XII, v. 10930, p. 5-pg., 2019-01-01. (16/09509-1)

CZELUSNIAK, LUIZ EDUARDO; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, LUBEN; WAGNER, ALEXANDER J. J.. Effect of gravity on phase transition for liquid-gas simulations. Physics of Fluids, v. 35, n. 4, p. 14-pg., 2023-04-01. (16/09509-1, 18/09041-5)

GUZELLA, MATHEUS DOS SANTOS; CZELUSNIAK, LUIZ EDUARDO; MAPELLI, VINICIUS PESSOA; ALVARINO, PABLO FARINAS; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, LUBEN. Simulation of Boiling Heat Transfer at Different Reduced Temperatures with an Improved Pseudopotential Lattice Boltzmann Method. SYMMETRY-BASEL, v. 12, n. 8, AUG 2020. (18/09041-5, 16/09509-1)

NARVAEZ-ROMO, BEETHOVEN; SIMOES-MOREIRA, JOSE R.. Numerical study of heat and mass transfer absorption processes using a horizontal flooded-liquid film in ammonia-water mixtures. 25TH IIR INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF REFRIGERATION, ICR 2019, v. N/A, p. 8-pg., 2019-01-01. (16/09509-1)

MARTINS, IVAN TALAO; MATSUDA, VINICIUS AKYO; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, LUBEN. A new Neumann boundary condition scheme for the thermal lattice Boltzmann method. INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, v. 156, p. 19-pg., 2024-06-12. (22/12257-5, 23/02383-6, 16/09509-1, 22/15765-1)

MARTINS, IVAN T.; ALVARINO, PABLO F.; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, LUBEN. Lattice Boltzmann method for simulating transport phenomena avoiding the use of lattice units. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, v. 46, n. 6, p. 28-pg., 2024-06-01. (23/02383-6, 19/21022-9, 16/09509-1)

GARDENGHI, ALVARO ROBERTO; LACERDA, JONATAS FERREIRA; TIBIRICA, CRISTIANO BIGONHA; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, LUBEN. Numerical and experimental study of the transient behavior of a domestic vapor compression refrigeration system - Influence of refrigerant charge and ambient temperature. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, v. 190, p. 24-pg., 2021-03-15. (16/09509-1)

MOREIRA, DEBORA C.; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT; KANDLIKAR, SATISH G.. Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in Single-Phase Flows in Tapered Microchannels. JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, v. 144, n. 7, p. 8-pg., 2022-07-01. (17/12576-5, 16/09509-1, 15/24834-3)

GARDENGHI, ALVARO ROBERTO; CAMPANINI, MATHEUS MUGHRABI; LACERDA, JONATAS FERREIRA; TIBIRIC, CRISTIANO BIGONHA; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, LUBEN. A detailed study of the transient behavior of dual-skin chest-freezer with R290. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION-REVUE INTERNATIONALE DU FROID, v. 131, p. 300-311, NOV 2021. (16/09509-1)

VARON, L. M.; NARVAEZ-ROMO, B.; COSTA-SOBRAL, L.; BARRETO, G.; SIMOES, J. R.. Novel high-flux indoor solar simulator for high temperature thermal processes. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, v. 234, p. 15-pg., 2023-11-05. (16/09509-1, 21/12473-7, 18/12224-4, 20/08211-4)

CZELUSNIAK, LUIZ EDUARDO; MAPELLI, VINICIUS PESSOA; WAGNER, ALEXANDER J.; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, LUBEN. Shaping the equation of state to improve numerical accuracy and stability of the pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann method. PHYSICAL REVIEW E, v. 105, n. 1, p. 15-pg., 2022-01-10. (18/09041-5, 16/09509-1)

GARDENGHI, ALVARO ROBERTO; FILHO, ERIVELTO DOS SANTOS; CHAGAS, DANIEL GREGORIO; SCAGNOLATTO, GUILHERME; OLIVEIRA, RODRIGO MONTEIRO; TIBIRICA, CRISTIANO BIGONHA. Overview of Void Fraction Measurement Techniques, Databases and Correlations for Two-Phase Flow in Small Diameter Channels. FLUIDS, v. 5, n. 4, DEC 2020. (16/09509-1)

NARVAEZ-ROMO, BEETHOVEN; LEITE, BRUNO MADEIROS; SIMOES-MOREIRA, JOSE ROBERTO. AMMONIA-WATER ABSORPTION PROCESS ON FALLING FILMS AT VERTICAL AND INCLINED PLATES. HEAT TRANSFER RESEARCH, v. 51, n. 4, p. 297-318, 2020. (16/09509-1)

MAGAZONI, FELIPE C.; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, LUBEN; ALVARINO, PABLO F.; SAIZ-JABARDO, JOSE M.. THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF ONE-PASS SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS IN COUNTER-FLOW. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 36, n. 2, p. 869-883, APR-JUN 2019. (16/09509-1)

MARTINS, IVAN T.; GOMEZ, LUBEN C.. MICROCHANNEL CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER MODELING USING LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD WITH A NEW DISCRETIZATION STRATEGY. JOURNAL OF ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER, v. 29, n. 3, p. 24-pg., 2022-01-01. (19/21022-9, 16/09509-1)

MOREIRA, DEBORA C.; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT; KANDLIKAR, SATISH G.; AMER SOC MECH ENGINEERS. EFFECTS OF TAPER CONFIGURATIONS ON HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP IN SINGLE-PHASE FLOWS IN MICROGAPS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME 2020 18TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS (ICNMM2020), v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2020-01-01. (15/24834-3, 16/09509-1, 17/12576-5)

AGUIAR, GUSTAVO MATANA; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT. The Effect of Transient Power Hotspots on the Heat Transfer Coefficient during Flow Boiling Inside Single Microscale Channels. HEAT TRANSFER ENGINEERING, v. 40, n. 16, SI, p. 1337-1348, OCT 2 2019. (16/09509-1)

MOREIRA, TIAGO AUGUSTO; MOREIRA, DEBORA CARNEIRO; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT. Nanofluids for heat transfer applications: a review. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, v. 40, n. 6, JUN 2018. (16/09509-1, 16/16849-3, 15/24834-3)

AGUIAR, GUSTAVO MATANA; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT. An experimental study on flow boiling in microchannels under heating pulses and a methodology for predicting the wall temperature fluctuations. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, v. 159, AUG 2019. (16/09509-1)

MOREIRA, TIAGO AUGUSTO; FURLAN, GABRIEL; DE SENA E OLIVEIRA, GUILHERME HENRIQUE; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT. Flow boiling and convective condensation of hydrocarbons: A state-of-the-art literature review. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, v. 182, JAN 5 2021. (16/09509-1, 18/06057-8, 16/16849-3)

MOREIRA, TIAGO AUGUSTO; DUARTE, JULIANA PACHECO; DO NASCIMENTO, FRANCISCO JULIO; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT. Flow boiling heat transfer coefficient of DI water and nanofluids inside microscale channels under conditions near the critical heat flux (CHF). Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, v. 43, n. 6, p. 16-pg., 2021-06-01. (16/09509-1, 11/13119-0, 16/16849-3)

DOS SANTOS FILHO, ERIVELTO; AGUIAR, GUSTAVO MATANA; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT. Flow boiling heat transfer of R134a in a 500 mu m ID tube. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, v. 42, n. 5, APR 22 2020. (16/09509-1)

ALVAREZ, HUGO S.; CIOLDIN, FREDERICO H.; SILVA, AUDREY R.; ESPINOLA, LUANA C. J.; VAZ, ALFREDO R.; DINIZ, JOSE A.. Silicon Micro-Channel Definition via ICP-RIE Plasma Etching Process Using Different Aluminum Hardmasks. JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS, v. 30, n. 4, p. 668-674, AUG 2021. (16/09509-1)

CZELUSNIAK, L. E.; MAPELLI, V. P.; GUZELLA, M. S.; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, L.; WAGNER, ALEXANDER J.. Force approach for the pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann method. PHYSICAL REVIEW E, v. 102, n. 3, p. 19-pg., 2020-09-10. (16/09509-1, 18/09041-5)

MARTINS, IVAN TALAO; ALVARINO, PABLO FARINAS; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, LUBEN. A new methodology for experimental analysis of single-cavity bubble's nucleation, growth and detachment in saturated HFE-7100. EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE, v. 159, p. 18-pg., 2024-08-02. (23/02383-6, 19/21022-9, 16/09509-1, 21/14338-0)

NARVAEZ-ROMO, BEETHOVEN; ZAVALETA-AGUILAR, ELI W.; SIMOES-MOREIRA, JOSE R.. Heat and mass transfer in falling films technology applied to the generator and the rectifier of an ammonia-water absorption refrigeration cycle. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION-REVUE INTERNATIONALE DU FROID, v. 135, p. 12-pg., 2022-03-29. (16/09509-1, 20/08211-4)

MAGAZONI, FELIPE COSTA; CABEZAS-GOMEZ, LUBEN; ALVARINO, PABLO FARINAS; SAIZ-JABARDO, JOSE MARIA. Closed form relationships of temperature effectiveness of cross-flow heat exchangers. THERMAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRESS, v. 9, p. 11-pg., 2019-03-01. (16/09509-1)

MOREIRA, D. C.; NASCIMENTO JR, V. S.; KANDLIKAR, S. G.; RIBATSKI, G.. Flow boiling of R1336mzz(Z) in tapered microgaps with asymmetric dual-V microchannels. APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, v. 228, p. 15-pg., 2023-04-05. (17/12576-5, 15/24834-3, 16/09509-1, 18/23538-0, 17/12309-7)

MOREIRA, DEBORA C.; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT; KANDLIKAR, SATISH G.; AMER SOC MECH ENGINEERS. REVIEW OF ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES WITH VAPOR EXTRACTION DURING FLOW BOILING IN MICROCHANNELS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME 2020 18TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOCHANNELS, MICROCHANNELS, AND MINICHANNELS (ICNMM2020), v. N/A, p. 8-pg., 2020-01-01. (15/24834-3, 16/09509-1, 17/12576-5)

MOREIRA, D. C.; NASCIMENTO, V. S.; RIBATSKI, G.; KANDLIKAR, S. G.. Combining liquid inertia and evaporation momentum forces to achieve flow boiling inversion and performance enhancement in asymmetric Dual V-groove microchannels. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, v. 194, p. 14-pg., 2022-09-15. (17/12576-5, 15/24834-3, 16/09509-1, 18/23538-0)

BAPTISTELLA, VICTOR EDUARDO CORTE; GUO, ZHAORUI; LEE, MINHYEOK; RIBATSKI, GHERHARDT; SUZUKI, YUJI. Development of a sensor for liquid film thickness measurements during annular flow in microchannels. EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS, v. 65, n. 11, p. 12-pg., 2024-11-01. (20/10923-2, 16/09509-1, 21/13161-9)

Filed patent(s) as a result of this research project