Modeling forced convection in finned metal foam heat sinks

Journal of Electronic Packaging

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 0210011-02100110

  DeGroot, Christopher T ^a   Straatman, Anthony G ^a   Betchen, Lee J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; METAL FOAMS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ALUMINUM FOAM HEAT SINK; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS CODES; EQUIVALENT CONDUCTIVITY; FINITE-VOLUME; FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER; FOAM HEAT SINKS; FORCED CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; METAL FOAMS; POROUS ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 77955204190     PISSN: 10437398     EISSN: 15289044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3103934     Document Type: Article

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