Friction Stir Channeling in Heat Sink Applications: Innovative Manufacturing Approaches and Performance Evaluation

Abstract

The fabrication of compact heat exchangers with precisely designed micro- and minichannels is crucial for enhancing the efficiency of thermal management systems. Friction stir channeling (FSC) emerges as a cost-effective advanced manufacturing process to create complex integral channels, offering channel shape and size flexibility. This review article highlights the pivotal role of processing parameters in channel formation and maintaining their integrity, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of material flow dynamics. A rigorous assessment has been conducted on the channel under mechanical stresses, including tension, bending, and fatigue. The paper emphasizes the potential of FSC to revolutionize heat sink applications by exploring the fundamental concepts,governing parameters, ongoing enhancements in tool design, microstructural and mechanical properties,and heat transfer performance.

Publication
Machines, 12(2024)(494)
Sooraj Patel, A. Arora. “Friction Stir Channeling in Heat Sink Applications: Innovative Manufacturing Approaches and Performance Evaluation”. Machines, 12(2024), 494
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Sooraj Patel
Junior Research Fellow

Sooraj Patel is Junior Research Fellow in Advanced Materials Processing Research Group at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar. He is working in the field of friction stir channeling of copper alloy. Recently, he has worked in the field of center-line segregation of twin roll cast aluminium alloy.

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