Research overview of macroscopic thermal contact resistance

Given the limitations of manufacturing precision, manufacturing cost, and other factors, contact clearance is always inevitable at the contact interface of components. The contact clearance leads to the reduction of heat flux during the heat transfer process. The effect of thermal contact resistance...

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Main Authors: WANG Xian-wei, WANG Zhao-liang, HE Qing, LI Xiu-lian
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Published: Science Press 2019-10-01
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Online Access:http://cje.ustb.edu.cn/article/doi/10.13374/j.issn2095-9389.2018.10.05.001
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description Given the limitations of manufacturing precision, manufacturing cost, and other factors, contact clearance is always inevitable at the contact interface of components. The contact clearance leads to the reduction of heat flux during the heat transfer process. The effect of thermal contact resistance is significant, particularly in the fields of aerospace, microelectrical technology, and cryogenic superconductor that are closely related to the operating temperature. The thermal contact resistance is affected by many factors, such as size, shape, space of asperity, mechanical properties of the material, external pressure, and temperature. Moreover, these factors usually interact with each other and need to be coupled. Thus, how to describe the thermal contact resistance accurately and build the appropriate prediction model are the key problems that should be resolved during engineering calculations. On the basis of the research results of domestic and international scholars, the current research state of thermal contact resistance during theoretical calculations and engineering applications were presented. The theoretical calculation, experimental measurement, and digital simulation methods used to analyze macroscopic thermal contact resistance were summarized, and the advantages and disadvantages of these methods were indicated. The effects of different factors on macroscopic thermal contact resistance were briefly discussed. On the basis of the combined cooling experiments of low-temperature superconducting magnet coils of the China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor, the effects of heat flow direction, temperature, and pressure on the thermal contact resistance of superconducting magnet components, such as stainless-steel jacket, dielectric insulation material, and quench protection material, were analyzed. Moreover, the reason why the effects of temperature and external pressure result in the change of thermal contact resistance was investigated from the perspective of thermal mechanics. Finally, given the accuracy and convenience requirements for the calculation of thermal contact resistance during engineering practice, the future research direction was indicated.
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spelling doaj-art-87ae3c19afeb49cd88e64ba42e3a05552025-08-20T02:17:00ZzhoScience Press工程科学学报2095-93892019-10-0141101240124810.13374/j.issn2095-9389.2018.10.05.001Research overview of macroscopic thermal contact resistanceWANG Xian-weiWANG Zhao-liangHE QingLI Xiu-lianGiven the limitations of manufacturing precision, manufacturing cost, and other factors, contact clearance is always inevitable at the contact interface of components. The contact clearance leads to the reduction of heat flux during the heat transfer process. The effect of thermal contact resistance is significant, particularly in the fields of aerospace, microelectrical technology, and cryogenic superconductor that are closely related to the operating temperature. The thermal contact resistance is affected by many factors, such as size, shape, space of asperity, mechanical properties of the material, external pressure, and temperature. Moreover, these factors usually interact with each other and need to be coupled. Thus, how to describe the thermal contact resistance accurately and build the appropriate prediction model are the key problems that should be resolved during engineering calculations. On the basis of the research results of domestic and international scholars, the current research state of thermal contact resistance during theoretical calculations and engineering applications were presented. The theoretical calculation, experimental measurement, and digital simulation methods used to analyze macroscopic thermal contact resistance were summarized, and the advantages and disadvantages of these methods were indicated. The effects of different factors on macroscopic thermal contact resistance were briefly discussed. On the basis of the combined cooling experiments of low-temperature superconducting magnet coils of the China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor, the effects of heat flow direction, temperature, and pressure on the thermal contact resistance of superconducting magnet components, such as stainless-steel jacket, dielectric insulation material, and quench protection material, were analyzed. Moreover, the reason why the effects of temperature and external pressure result in the change of thermal contact resistance was investigated from the perspective of thermal mechanics. Finally, given the accuracy and convenience requirements for the calculation of thermal contact resistance during engineering practice, the future research direction was indicated.http://cje.ustb.edu.cn/article/doi/10.13374/j.issn2095-9389.2018.10.05.001thermal contact resistancethermal contact conductanceasperityroughnessheat flux
spellingShingle WANG Xian-wei
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Research overview of macroscopic thermal contact resistance
工程科学学报
thermal contact resistance
thermal contact conductance
asperity
roughness
heat flux
title Research overview of macroscopic thermal contact resistance
title_full Research overview of macroscopic thermal contact resistance
title_fullStr Research overview of macroscopic thermal contact resistance
title_full_unstemmed Research overview of macroscopic thermal contact resistance
title_short Research overview of macroscopic thermal contact resistance
title_sort research overview of macroscopic thermal contact resistance
topic thermal contact resistance
thermal contact conductance
asperity
roughness
heat flux
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