Optical measurement of electronic system air flow and temperature distribution

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 617-626

  Grimes, R ^a   Davies, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Axial flow fans; Electronics cooling; Particle image velocimetry

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COOLING; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; INFRARED IMAGING; POLYPROPYLENES; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; VELOCIMETERS;

AXIAL FLOW FANS; ELECTRONICS COOLING; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; SURFACE EMISSIVITY;

AXIAL FLOW;

EID: 2942737363     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/6/6/018     Document Type: Article

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