Exergo-economic analysis of micro pin fin heat sinks

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1004-1013

  Koşar, Ali ^a  

^a SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electronics cooling; Exergo economic performance; Micro pin fin heat sinks; Micro scale cooling; Microchannels; Thermoeconomics

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS COOLING; EXERGO-ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; MICRO SCALE COOLING; PIN FIN HEAT SINKS; THERMO-ECONOMICS;

COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC COOLING; EXERGY; FLOW RATE; FLUIDS; INLET FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 79960999141     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1751     Document Type: Article

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