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Automotive Engineering ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (11): 2058-2069.doi: 10.19562/j.chinasae.qcgc.2023.11.007

Special Issue: 新能源汽车技术-电驱动&能量管理2023年

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Optimized Design and Performance Study of New Liquid Cooling Plate Based on Concentric Circle Structure

Xinglong Lu1,Furen Zhang1(),Haibo Zhao2,Shizheng Sun1,Xue Li1,Haodong Zhao1   

  1. 1.School of Mechatronics & Vehicle Engineering,Chongqing Jiaotong University,Chongqing  400074
    2.Ocean School,Yantai University,Yantai  264005
  • Received:2023-06-13 Revised:2023-07-14 Online:2023-11-25 Published:2023-11-27
  • Contact: Furen Zhang E-mail:zfr@cqjtu.edu.cn

Abstract:

To improve the comprehensive performance of the battery thermal management system, a liquid-cooled plate with concentric circular structure channels is proposed in this paper. Firstly, the influence of the number and width of annular channels on the comprehensive performance of the liquid-cooled plate is discussed by using the control equation, and the optimal number and width of annular channels are selected by comprehensive evaluation indexes. Then, in order to reduce the pressure drop of the liquid-cooled plate to a greater extent, some of the curved section channels are straightened, and the angle of the straight section channels and the circle center distance are optimized. Compared with the initial model, the pressure drop of the optimal model is reduced by 62.83 Pa (67.61%) and the temperature is reduced by 1.1 ℃. Finally, in order to further improve the cooling performance of the system, nanofluids of different types and volume fractions are introduced as cooling media based on the optimal model. Compared with pure water, better overall performance can be obtained by using nanofluids as cooling media at low Reynolds number, and the overall evaluation index can be improved by up to 16.19%, with significant results.

Key words: liquid cooling plate, concentric circles, nanofluid, battery thermal management system