Heat Transfer Enhancement of Diamond Rib Mounted in Periodic Merging Chambers of Micro Channel Heat Sink

The heat transfer enhancement of diamond-shaped ribs mounted in the periodic merging chambers of microchannel (MC) heat sinks is investigated using a numerical method for Reynolds number in the region of 300-700. Compared to triangular, rectangular, and cylindrical ribs, diamond-shaped ribs achieve 3.59%, 13.24%, and 6.34% higher enhancement effects, respectively, under the same mass flow rate. Further analysis of geometric parameters (length, width, and height) and rib positioning reveals that a rib height of <i>h</i>/<i>H</i>_ch = 0.8 provides optimal heat dissipation performance. For <i>Re</i> < 500, the optimal configuration is a rib length of <i>l</i>/<i>L</i>_merg = 0.55 and a width of <i>b</i>/<i>W</i>_ch = 0.8, while for 500 < <i>Re</i> < 700, it shifts to <i>l</i>/<i>L</i>_merg = 0.36 and <i>b</i>/<i>W</i>_ch = 1.6. For <i>s</i>/<i>L</i>_merg, the smaller it is, the shorter the main flow separation time, thereby improving heat transfer efficiency.