Selection and optimization of pin cross-sections for electronics cooling

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-119

  Sahiti, N ^a   Durst, F ^a   Geremia, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Area Science Park   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heat transfer rate; Optimization; Pin fins; Power input; Selection

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; SELECTION;

HEAT TRANSFER RATE; PIN FINS; POWER INPUT; RESPONSE SURFACE MODELLING (RSM);

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33749262145     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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