Investigation of the natural convection boundary condition in microfabricated structures

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 820-824

  Hu, X Jack ^a   Jain, Ankur ^a   Goodson, Kenneth E ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

3 omega measurement; Convective coefficient; Micro fabricated structure; Micro Electrical Mechanical System (MEMS) device; Microscale heat transfer; Microscale natural convection

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONDUCTION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROFABRICATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CONVECTIVE COEFFICIENTS; MICRO FABRICATED STRUCTURES; MICROHEATERS; MICROSCALE NATURAL CONVECTION;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 42649112072     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. J. Peirs, D. Reynaerts, H.V. Brussel, Scale effects and thermal considerations for micro-actuators, in: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Leuven, Belgium, 1998
2. Guo Z.Y., and Li Z.X. Size effect on microscale single-phase flow and heat transfer. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 46 (2003) 149-159
3. R.P. Manginell, D.A. Rosato, D.A. Benson, G.C. Frye-Mason, Finite element modeling of a microhotplate for microfluidic applications, in: International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, Semiconductors, Sensors and Actuators, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1999
4. A. Jain, K. Ness, A. McConnell, L. Jiang, K. Goodson, Design, fabrication and thermal characterization of a MEMS device for control of nerve cell growth, in: ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Washington, DC, 2003
5. Cahill D.G. Thermal conductivity measurement from 30 to 750 K: The 3ω method. Review of Scientific Instrument 61 2 (1990) 802-808
6. Cahill D., Goodson K., and Majumdar A. Thermometry and thermal transport in micro/nanoscale solid-state devices and structures. Journal of Heat Transfer 124 (2002) 223-241
7. Incropera F.P., and DeWitt D.P. Introduction to Heat Transfer (1996), John Willy & Sons pp. 169-171