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Evaluation of passive cooling driven by self-propelled drops

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K21926
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 19:Fluid engineering, thermal engineering, and related fields
Research InstitutionHirosaki University

Principal Investigator

Shirota Minori  弘前大学, 理工学研究科, 教授 (40423537)

Project Period (FY) 2019-06-28 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Keywords液滴 / 沸騰 / 自己推進 / 冷却 / 登坂 / 核沸騰 / 推進 / 親水 / 撥水 / 非対称濡れ性 / 非対称加熱 / 接触角 / 液滴推進 / 濡れ性 / ピニング / 前後非対称濡れ性 / 液滴自己推進 / ライデンフロスト / 鋸歯形状 / パッシブ冷却 / 潜熱 / 相変化
Outline of Research at the Start

前後非対称性を持つ加熱固体上へ置かれた液滴は,1方向へ推進することがわかっている。本研究では,この「液滴自己推進現象」を,高温機器の冷却へと応用することが最終的な目的である。すなわち,対象とする固体がある温度以上に加熱されると,冷却液体である水が液滴として勝手に貯水チャンバーから吸い上げられ,固体表面上を走り出し,その水滴の顕熱と潜熱によって高温部から熱を奪うという,新しいパッシブ冷却技術を開発することである。パッシブ冷却とは,温度センサやポンプ等の外部装置,さらには電力を一切必要としない冷却技術ということである。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We conducted experimental investigations on the drop propulsion characteristics on a composite wettability ratchet that combines superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic regions. The results showed that as the drop size decreases, the acceleration increases. Additionally, we found that the maximum acceleration and the maximum uphill angle occur at a ratchet temperature of 150 ℃. The model predictions and experimental findings were generally consistent, revealing that drops can climb due to the propulsive force generated by nucleate boiling, surpassing the pinning force and gravity. We also discovered the importance of an asymmetric wetting property on the heating surface for drop propulsion through nucleate boiling. In the hybrid wettability ratchet, we revealed that the propulsive force is generated by the internal flow induced by the expansion and contraction of bubbles formed in the superhydrophilic region.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究で開発した複合濡れ性を加熱面へ付与することで,加熱面が飽和温度以上になると液滴を自動的に推進させることが可能となる。推進する液滴の最新登坂角度は75°であり,ほぼ垂直な壁面であっても液滴を輸送可能である。また,液滴は沸騰を伴いながら推進するため,液滴が進行する加熱面から短時間で熱を奪うことが可能となる。これらの特徴は,新しいパッシブ冷却技術の開発を導く。このパッシブ冷却技術は,センサーやアクチュエーターを必要としないため,電源を喪失したような緊急時であっても,加熱による機器の暴走や過剰な発熱を抑制することができ,工学的意義は大きい。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 9 results,  Invited: 2 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Climbing mechanism of self-propelled drops on a ratchet with hiybrid wettability in the low-temperature regime2023

    • Author(s)
      Minori Shirota, Tomomichi Shirahama, Ryota Ato, Takahiro Okabe
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Multiphase Flow (ICMF2023)

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Quantitative Evaluation of Surface Wettability Effect on Drop Propulsion on Heated Surfaces2022

    • Author(s)
      白濱 智礼, 成田 海斗, 岡部 孝裕, 城田 農
    • Journal Title

      JAPANESE JOURNAL OF MULTIPHASE FLOW

      Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Pages: 212-219

    • DOI

      10.3811/jjmf.2022.016

    • ISSN
      0914-2843, 1881-5790
    • Year and Date
      2022-04-22
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Hill Climbing Characteristics of Self-propelling Drops on Heated Ratchets with Hybrid Wettability Surfaces.2022

    • Author(s)
      Tomomichi Shirahama, Takahiro Okabe, Minori Shirota
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Flow Dynamics (ICFD2022)

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 加熱面の濡れ性が液滴推進に及ぼす影響の定量評価2021

    • Author(s)
      白濱 智礼, 成田 海斗, 岡部 孝裕, 城田 農
    • Journal Title

      混相流シンポジウム2021講演予稿集

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Quantitative Evaluation of Contact Line Instability of Impacting Drops2020

    • Author(s)
      Y. Akiyama, T. Okabe, M. Shirota, M. Daikoku, Y. Sato, Y. Matsushita, H. Aoki, J. Fukuno
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Seventeenth International Conference on Flow Dynamics

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Spreading and Wetting Diameters of Impacting Drops on Flat Surfaces2020

    • Author(s)
      Y. Fuchisawa, T. Okawa, M. Shirota
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Seventeenth International Conference on Flow Dynamics

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Study of Hydrothermal Behaviors of Impinging Droplets on a Heated Wall2020

    • Author(s)
      T. Okabe, Y. Akiyama, J. Okajima, M. Shirota
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of Seventeenth International Conference on Flow Dynamics

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Behavior of Self-propelled Drops on Hot Surfaces with Asymmetric Wettability in Low Temperature Regime.2019

    • Author(s)
      Y. Konno, K. Narita, M. Kato, T. Okabe, M. Shirota
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Flow Dynamics

      Volume: USB予稿集

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 加熱面との接触を伴う液滴自己推進2019

    • Author(s)
      成田海斗,今野嘉友,加藤将起,岡部孝裕,城田農
    • Journal Title

      混相流シンポジウム2019講演予稿集

      Volume: Web予稿集

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Climbing mechanism of self-propelled drops on a ratchet with hiybrid wettability in the low-temperature regime2023

    • Author(s)
      Minori Shirota, Tomomichi Shirahama, Ryota Ato, Takahiro Okabe
    • Organizer
      The 11th International Conference on Multiphase Flow (ICMF2023)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Hill Climbing Characteristics of Self-propelling Drops on Heated Ratchets with Hybrid Wettability Surfaces.2022

    • Author(s)
      Tomomichi Shirahama, Takahiro Okabe, Minori Shirota
    • Organizer
      The 19th International Conference on Flow Dynamics (ICFD2022)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 加熱面の濡れ性が液滴推進に及ぼす影響の定量評価2021

    • Author(s)
      白濱 智礼, 成田 海斗, 岡部 孝裕, 城田 農
    • Organizer
      混相流シンポジウム2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Sub-cooled flow boiling in impacting drops on hot surfaces2020

    • Author(s)
      M. Shirota, M. Kato
    • Organizer
      73rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Instabilities of spreading and wetting fronts of impacting drops2020

    • Author(s)
      Y. Akiyama, T. Okabe, M. Shirota
    • Organizer
      73rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Spreading and Wetting Diameters of Impacting Drops on Flat Surfaces2020

    • Author(s)
      Y. Fuchisawa, T. Okawa, M. Shirota
    • Organizer
      Seventeenth International Conference on Flow Dynamics
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Quantitative Evaluation of Contact Line Instability of Impacting Drops2020

    • Author(s)
      Y. Akiyama, T. Okabe, M. Shirota, M. Daikoku, Y. Sato, Y. Matsushita, H. Aoki, J. Fukuno
    • Organizer
      Seventeenth International Conference on Flow Dynamics
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Study of Hydrothermal Behaviors of Impinging Droplets on a Heated Wall2020

    • Author(s)
      T. Okabe, Y. Akiyama, J. Okajima, M. Shirota
    • Organizer
      Seventeenth International Conference on Flow Dynamics
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Measurement and modeling of subcooled boiling in an impacting drop2020

    • Author(s)
      M. Shirota
    • Organizer
      The 6th Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 衝突液滴内の沸騰現象の高速度撮影とモデリング2020

    • Author(s)
      城田農
    • Organizer
      第8.5 回相変化界面研究会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Behavior of Self-propelled Drops on Hot Surfaces with Asymmetric Wettability in Low Temperature Regime.2019

    • Author(s)
      Y. Konno, K. Narita, M. Kato, T. Okabe, M. Shirota
    • Organizer
      Sixteenth International Conference on Flow Dynamics
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 加熱面との接触を伴う液滴自己推進2019

    • Author(s)
      成田海斗,今野嘉友,加藤将起,岡部孝裕,城田農
    • Organizer
      混相流シンポジウム2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 液滴自己推進によるパッシブ冷却

    • URL

      http://www.mech.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/~mshirota/research.html#res5

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 加熱液滴イモ虫

    • URL

      http://www.mech.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/~mshirota/research.html#res8

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2019-07-04   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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