Controlling heat capacity in a thermal concentrator using metamaterials: Numerical and experimental studies
Résumé
We developed two thermal concentrators, one with a 2D design of
uniform thickness and another with a 3D design, using the
coordinate transformation technique and metamaterials. By
structuring the thermal conductor, we were able to achieve the
desired local density-heat capacity product ρC and anisotropic
thermal conductivities. Homogenized thermal conductivities were
obtained from the boundary heat fluxes of the unit cells computed
with finite element simulations and taking into account the
cylindrical symmetry. We fabricated the 3D concentrator using 3D
metal printing and used a thermal camera for characterization. By
designing the unit cells to obtain the ρC values given by the
coordinate transformation, the time evolution characteristics of
the metadevice are closer to those of an ideal concentrator when
compared to devices that solely consider anisotropic
conductivities.
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