Title :
Analytical forced convection modeling of plate fin heat sinks
Author :
Teertstra, P. ; Yovanovich, M.M. ; Culham, J.R. ; Czyk, T. Lem
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
An analytical model is presented that predicts the average heat transfer rate for forced convection air cooled plate fin heat sinks for use in the design and selection of heat sinks for electronics applications. Using a composite solution based on the limiting cases of fully-developed and developing flow between isothermal parallel plates, the average Nusselt number can be calculated as a function of the heat sink geometry and fluid velocity. The resulting model is applicable for the full range of Reynolds number, 0.1\n\n\t\t
Keywords :
cooling; flow simulation; forced convection; heat sinks; thermal analysis; thermal management (packaging); Reynolds number; analytical forced convection modeling; analytical model; average Nusselt number; average heat transfer rate; developing flow; electronics applications; fluid velocity; forced convection; forced convection air cooled plate fin heat sinks; fully-developed flow; heat sink geometry; heat sinks; isothermal parallel plates; plate fin heat sinks; Analytical models; Geometry; Heat engines; Heat sinks; Heat transfer; Resistance heating; Surface resistance; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermal resistance;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium, 1999. Fifteenth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5264-5
DOI :
10.1109/STHERM.1999.762426
