One of the primary tasks of the thermal engineer is to determine the temperature of the junction (active circuitry on an integrated circuit) for the various packages in a system. Measurements performed in the industry-standard test environment are often used in this endeavor. The most common thermal metric [1,2] is the junction-to-air thermal resistance, JA (pronounced theta, … [Read more...]
Heat pipe fundamentals
The use of heat pipes in thermal management is increasing rapidly as power densities in electronics continue to rise. Heat pipes are attractive because they can typically carry 100 or more times as much heat as an equivalent piece of solid copper. The basic principle of heat pipe operation is very simple. A small amount of working fluid, typically water, is sealed inside a … [Read more...]
Heatsink attachment and thermal interface effects on production assembly and repair
Today's market offers many heatsink attachment and thermal interface options. Your design decisions usually aim to optimize product performance at minimum cost. Secondary effects, not always sufficiently considered, significantly impact production cost, delivery performance, and reliability. These effects stem from the impact of the heat sink attachment design on the product … [Read more...]
Acoustic noise emission and communication systems in the next century
Acoustic noise emission is one of several physical design issues addressed during the design of telecommunications and information technology equipment. In most systems, noise is a by-product of the air-movers used for system cooling. The amount of heat dissipated in electronic systems cooled by forced convection is directly proportional to volumetric flow rate. The flow rate, … [Read more...]
Beyond the arrow plot – New methods for flow visualization
Within the realm of CFD-based flow analysis, the presentation of data is a vital issue. Researchers and developers need to gain insight, and non-technical managers and commercial staff have a critical need to understand the true ramifications of the data. Unfortunately, current methods for visualizing flow have limitations that make it difficult to interpret vast quantities of … [Read more...]
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