The electro-adsorption chiller: Performance rating of a novel miniaturized cooling cycle for electronics cooling

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 128, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 889-896

  Ng, K C ^a   Sai, M A ^a   Chakraborty, A ^a   Saha, B B ^b   Koyama, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electro adsorption cycle; Electronic cooling; Miniaturized chiller; Silica gelwater adsorption cycle

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COOLING; EVAPORATORS; REFRIGERANTS; SILICA GEL; TEMPERATURE; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ELECTRO-ADSORPTION CYCLE; ELECTRONIC COOLING; MINIATURIZED CHILLER;

EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS;

ADSORPTION; COOLING; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; EVAPORATORS; REFRIGERANTS; SILICA GEL; TEMPERATURE; THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 33750439810     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2241786     Document Type: Article

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