A comparative study of the airside performance of heat sinks having pin fin configurations

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 23-24, 2007, Pages 4661-4667

  Yang, Kai Shing ^a   Chu, Wei Hsin ^b   Chen, Ing Yong ^b   Wang, Chi Chuan ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heat sink; Pin fin; Plate fin

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP;

FIN DENSITY; STAGGERED ARRANGEMENTS; SURFACE AREA;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 34748829804     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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