Optimum thermal performance of microchannel heat sink by adjusting channel width and height

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 577-582

  Kou, Hong Sen ^a   Lee, Ji Jen ^a   Chen, Chih Wei ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heat sink; Microchannel; Simulated annealing method; Thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

CHANNEL HEIGHT; CHANNEL WIDTH; FLOW POWER;

HEAT SINKS;

CHANNEL FLOW; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT SINKS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

EID: 41649120002     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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