Enabling much higher power densities in aerospace power electronics with high temperature evaporative spray cooling

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Turek, Louis J ^a   Rini, Daniel P ^a   Saarloos, Benjamin A ^a   Chow, Louis C ^b  

^a Rini Technologies

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

DBC boards; Evaporative spray cooling; IGBT cooling; impingement; power electronics; propylene glycol; spray nozzles

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; COOLANTS; DIES; GLYCOLS; HEAT SINKS; INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS (IGBT); LIQUIDS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SPRAY NOZZLES; SPRAY STEELMAKING; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMOCOUPLES; WASTE HEAT;

DBC BOARDS; EVAPORATIVE SPRAY COOLING; IMPINGEMENT; POWER ELECTRONICS MODULES; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SINGLE-COMPONENT LIQUIDS; SINGLE-PHASE CONVECTIONS; THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

ELECTRONIC COOLING;

EID: 85072477668     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2008-01-2919     Document Type: Conference Paper

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