Multi-physics design of microvascular materials for active cooling applications

  • Authors:

  • Alejandro M. Aragón;Kyle J. Smith;Philippe H. Geubelle;Scott R. White

  • Affiliations:

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Illinois, 205 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA and Beckman Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illi ...;Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Illinois, 104 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA;Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Illinois, 104 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA and Beckman Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois, 405 North ...;Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Illinois, 104 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA and Beckman Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois, 405 North ...

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computational Physics
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

This paper describes a framework for the design of microvascular polymeric components for active cooling applications. The design of the embedded networks involves complex and competing objectives that are associated with various physical processes. The optimization tool includes a PDE solver based on advanced finite element techniques coupled to a multi-objective constrained genetic algorithm. The resulting Pareto-optimal fronts are investigated in the optimization of these materials for void volume fraction, flow efficiency, maximum temperature, and surface convection objective functions.