Comparison of micro-pin-fin and microchannel heat sinks considering thermal-hydraulic performance and manufacturability

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 148-160

  Jasperson, Benjamin A ^a   Jeon, Yongho ^a,b   Turner, Kevin T ^a   Pfefferkorn, Frank E ^a   Qu, Weilin ^c  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b Hyundai Motor   (South Korea)

^c University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

Author keywords

Micro heat sink; Micro manufacturing; Micromachining; Pin fin heat sink

Indexed keywords

COST OF MANUFACTURING; CURRENT CAPABILITY; FABRICATION COST; FABRICATION PROCESS; HIGH HEAT FLUX; HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; LIQUID FLOW RATES; MACHINING COSTS; MACHINING TIME; MANUFACTURABILITY; MATERIAL COST; MICRO CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; MICRO HEAT SINK; MICRO-END-MILLING; MICRO-MANUFACTURING; PIN FIN HEAT SINKS; PIN-FINS; PRIMARY FACTORS; SMALL AREA; SPINDLE SPEED; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL RESISTANCE; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; TOOL COATING;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COSTS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HYDRAULICS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROMACHINING; MILLING (MACHINING);

HEAT RESISTANCE;

EID: 77949570145     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAPT.2009.2023980     Document Type: Article

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