Efficiency of optimized bifurcating tree-like and parallel microchannel networks in the cooling of electronics

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 1421-1430

  Escher, W ^a,b   Michel, B ^a   Poulikakos, D ^b  

^a IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bifurcating networks; Fractals; Heat transfer; Microchannel

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BOUNDARY LAYERS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COOLING; FLOW RATE; FRACTALS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; THERMOANALYSIS;

BIFURCATING NETWORKS; COLD PLATES; CONSTANT FLOW RATES; CONSTANT PRESSURE GRADIENTS; CONSTANT VOLUMES; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFERS; COOLING OF ELECTRONICS; DIMENSIONAL MODELS; GLOBAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; INLET CHANNELS; MICRO-PROCESSORS; MIXING EFFECTS; PARALLEL CHANNELS; PARALLEL MICROCHANNELS; PERFORMANCE COEFFICIENTS; PUMPING POWERS; SUPERIOR PERFORMANCES; UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED;

METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS;

EID: 58149396691     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.07.048     Document Type: Article

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