Experimental investigation of thermal resistance of a heat sink with hexagonal fins

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 17-18, 2006, Pages 2262-2271

  Yakut, Kenan ^a   Alemdaroglu, Nihal ^a   Kotcioglu, Isak ^a   Celik, Cafer ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electronics cooling; Heat transfer enhancement; Hexagonal fin; Taguchi methods; Thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT RESISTANCE; PRESSURE DROP; STATISTICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRONICS COOLING; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; HEXAGONAL FIN; TAGUCHI METHODS;

HEAT SINKS;

EID: 33745262535     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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