Refrigeration bound of heat-producing cylinders by superfluid helium

Autori

  • David Jou Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Michele Sciacca Università degli Studi di Palermo
  • Antonio Sellitto Università di Salerno
  • Luca Galantucci Newcastle University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1478/AAPP.97S1A12

Parole chiave:

thermal conductivity, liquid helium, quantum turbulence, micropores, quantized vortices, computer refrigeration.

Abstract

In this paper we go ahead in our studies on refrigeration of nanosystems by superfluid helium, as an appealing subject for future applications to computers or astronautical precision nanodevices. We first recall the effective thermal conductivity in laminar counterflow superfluid helium through arrays of mutually parallel cylinders and we discuss the conditions for the appearance of quantum turbulence around the heat-producing cylinders. We then consider the cooling of an array of heat-producing cylindrical nanosystems by means of superfluid-helium counterflow. We discuss the upper bound on heat removal set by avoidance of quantum turbulence and avoidance of phase transition to normal He I, for arrays of cylinders placed between two infinite insulating plates and with heat flowing in the two dimensions parallel to such plates.

Biografie autore

  • David Jou, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    Departament de Fisica 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Carme 47, Barcelona 08001, Catalonia
  • Michele Sciacca, Università degli Studi di Palermo
    Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica, 00185 Roma
  • Antonio Sellitto, Università di Salerno
    Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale Campus di Fisciano, 84084, Fisciano
  • Luca Galantucci, Newcastle University
    Joint Quantum Centre Durham-Newcastle and School of Mathematics and Statistics Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica, 00185 Roma

Pubblicato

2019-05-20

Fascicolo

Sezione

THERMOCON 2016 (Conference Proceedings)