Dynamic flow control and performance comparison of different concepts of two-phase on-chip cooling cycles

Applied Energy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 179-191

  Marcinichen, Jackson Braz ^a   Wu, Duan ^a   Paredes, Stephan ^b   Thome, John R ^a   Michel, Bruno ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Control; Data center; Map of performance; Micro evaporator; On chip two phase cooling cycle; Server board

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; CONTROL; COOLING SYSTEMS; FLOW CONTROL; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; PUMPS; REFRIGERANTS; WASTE HEAT;

CONDENSING TEMPERATURE; DATA CENTERS; HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS; MICRO EVAPORATORS; ON-CHIP TWO-PHASE COOLING CYCLES; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; RECOVERY PERFORMANCE; STEADY-STATE CONDITION;

ELECTRONIC COOLING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; COOLING; DATA SET; DISTURBANCE; EXERGY; FLOW CONTROL; HEAT BALANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 84885790246     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.09.018     Document Type: Review

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