Evaluation of compact and effective air-cooled carbon foam heat sink

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Wu, W ^a   Du, J H ^a   Lin, Y R ^a   Chow, L C ^a   Bostanci, H ^b   Saarloos, B A ^b   Rini, D P ^b  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b Rini Technologies Inc (RTI)   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon foam; Electronics cooling; Thermal management

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; AIR INLET TEMPERATURE; CARBON FOAM; CORRUGATED STRUCTURES; ELECTRONICS COOLING; FLOW RESISTANCE; FORCED-AIR CONVECTION; HEAT DISSIPATION; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; PRESSURE LOSS; SOLID CARBON; TEST SECTIONS; THERMAL MANAGEMENT;

COOLING SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COOLING; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT SINKS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; INLET FLOW; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

FOAMS;

EID: 79551695101     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4003193     Document Type: Article

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