Chin. Phys. Lett.  2021, Vol. 38 Issue (3): 030501    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/38/3/030501
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Advection and Thermal Diode
Ying Li1,2,3* and Jiaxin Li4
1Interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Information, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
2ZJU-Hangzhou Global Science and Technology Innovation Center, Key Lab of Advanced Micro/Nano Electronic Devices & Smart Systems of Zhejiang, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
3International Joint Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Haining 314400, China
4School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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Ying Li and Jiaxin Li 2021 Chin. Phys. Lett. 38 030501
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Abstract We prove that under the condition of closed boundary to mass flux, pure advection is not a valid mechanism to make a practical thermal diode. Among the various designs of thermal diodes, many of them involve circulating fluid flow, such as in thermosyphons. However, those designs often employ natural convection, which is basically a nonlinear process. It thus remains unclear how the pure advection of temperature field induced by a decoupled velocity field influences the symmetry of heat transfer. Here we study three typical models with pure advection: one with open boundary, one with closed boundary at unsteady state, and one with closed boundary at steady state. It is shown that only the last model is practical, while it cannot become a thermal diode. Finally, a general proof is given for our claim by analyzing the diffusive reciprocity.
Received: 28 November 2020      Published: 02 March 2021
PACS:  05.70.-a (Thermodynamics)  
  44.10.+i (Heat conduction)  
  47.55.pb (Thermal convection)  
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