Optimization of a microchannel heat sink with varying channel heights and widths

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 722-741

  Hung, Tu Chieh ^a   Yan, Wei Mon ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL DESIGN; CHANNEL HEIGHT; CHANNEL NUMBER; DESIGN PARAMETERS; MICRO CHANNEL HEAT SINKS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL VALUES; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; OVERALL THERMAL RESISTANCE; PUMPING POWER;

GRADIENT METHODS; HEAT SINKS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

EID: 84867796928     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2012.709437     Document Type: Article

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