Heat Sink - Methods To Determine Performance

Methods To Determine Performance

In general, a heat sink performance is a function of material thermal conductivity, dimensions, fin type, heat transfer coefficient, air flow rate, and duct size. To determine the thermal performance of a heat sink, a theoretical model can be made. Alternatively, the thermal performance can be measured experimentally. Due to the complex nature of the highly 3D flow in present in applications, numerical methods or computational fluid dynamics (CFD) can also be used. This section will discuss the aforementioned methods for the determination of the heat sink thermal performance.

Read more about this topic:  Heat Sink

Famous quotes containing the words methods, determine and/or performance:

    I believe in women; and in their right to their own best possibilities in every department of life. I believe that the methods of dress practiced among women are a marked hindrance to the realization of these possibilities, and should be scorned or persuaded out of society.
    Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844–1911)

    I determine who is a Jew.
    Karl Lueger (1844–1910)

    Still be kind,
    And eke out our performance with your mind.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)