Constructal cooling channels for micro-channel heat sinks

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 21-22, 2007, Pages 4141-4150

  Bello Ochende, T ^a   Liebenberg, L ^a   Meyer, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conductance; Constructal; Micro channel heat sinks; Optimal geometry

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT SINKS; PRESSURE DROP; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLUME FRACTION;

MICRO-CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; OPTIMAL GEOMETRY;

MICROCHANNELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT SINKS; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 34547140878     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.02.019     Document Type: Article

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