Flow field and heat transfer characteristics of impingement based on a vectoring dual synthetic jet actuator

An innovative cooling technology based on a vectoring dual synthetic jet (DSJ) actuator is proposed, and then flow field and heat transfer characteristics are experimentally investigated. The deflection angle of vectoring DSJ can vary bilaterally and linearly with the movement of the adjustable slide. This novel feature makes the installation more flexible to obtain a maximum heat transfer coefficient and the effective heat transfer area is greatly extended, comparing to a conventional DSJ. The sweeping-flow capability can prevent the marginal region from working continuously at a high temperature. This cooling technology is expected to have important practical implications in space-constrained and large-area electronic cooling. Moreover, a model predicting the heat-transfer influence domain is established based on the vectoring angle of DSJ. The predicted results are validated to be in good agreement with the experimental results in the normal impingement region and the cross-flow region. It can provide a guide for properly arranging electric devices to improve the convective heat transfer.