Bio-inspired Fish-tail Micropillars

Thermal enhancement with lower pressure drop

Micropillar arrays with an arc-shaped slotted fish-tail design that enhance heat transfer while reducing pressure drop for microchannel heat sinks.

Zhou, Fang · Huanhuan, Wang · Zhebin, Fang · Zhiji, Song · Qian, Lijuan

International Journal of Thermal Sciences 2026

Specifications

Nusselt number

{'zh': '16.5', 'en': '16.5'} %

pressure drop reduced

{'zh': '16', 'en': '16'} %

Nusselt number increased

{'zh': '12.5', 'en': '12.5'} %

pressure drop reduced

{'zh': '16.7', 'en': '16.7'} %