Thermal design methodology for low flow rate single-phase and two-phase micro-channel heat sinks

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 830-841

  Lee, Scott W C H ^a   Qu, Weilin ^b  

^a Pipeline Communications and Technology Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooling; Electronic cooling; Flow boiling; Flow control; Flux flow; Heat sink; Heating; High heat flux; Micro channels; Single phase

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; COOLANTS; COOLING; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW RATE; HEAT FLUX;

ELECTRONIC COOLING; FLOW BOILING; HIGH HEAT FLUX; MICRO-CHANNEL HEAT SINKS;

HEAT SINKS;

EID: 36849039949     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAPT.2007.910157     Document Type: Article

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