Effect of the inlet location on the performance of parallel-channel cold-plate

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-38

  Lu, Ming Chang ^a   Wang, Chi Chuan ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cold plate; Heat transfer; Maldistribution; Parallel channel

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

COLD-PLATE; FLOW RECIRCULATION; MALDISTRIBUTION; PARALLEL CHANNEL;

ELECTRONICS PACKAGING;

EID: 33644805079     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAPT.2005.850539     Document Type: Article

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