The role of fin geometry in heat sink performance

Journal of Electronic Packaging

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 324-330

  Khan, W A ^a   Culham, J R ^b   Yovanovich, M M ^b  

^a Faculty of Mechanical Engineering   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ENTROPY; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT SINKS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

ELLIPTICAL PIN FINS; ENTROPY GENERATION RATE; RECTANGULAR PLATE FINS;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 33846665364     PISSN: 10437398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2351896     Document Type: Article

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