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Abstract:

As heat generation density of modern machinery continues to increase, cooling systems need to be developed or enhanced in order to control thermal related accuracy and or reliabiluity issues. Modern systems continue to focus on air cooling for reliability, cost and portability reasons. The objective of this design activity entails using compressed air, delivered viaa variety of delivery apparatus concepts, to cool a heat generating machine component in order to reduce the overall component temperature and the thermal energy input into the machine structure.

Heated Fixture: 

Heated fixture to simulate heat gerating machine component such as a linear servo motor.

Cooling Design Concepts: 

Log Manifold                      Pinched Tube                                                          Air Knife

Simulation: 

Natural Convection                                                                                           Forced convection with pinched tube cooling

Color contour plot of surface heat transfer coefficient (scales different)

Natural Convection                                                                               Forced Convection with pinched tube cooling 

Streamlines of air flow around test apparatus colored by velocity (scales different

Full Presentation Air Cooling Design for Machine Components.pptx

Peter van Emmerik

Capstone Design Project

Villanova University