Abstract: The growing electrification of transportation systems is dramatically increasing the waste heat that must be dissipated from high-density power electronics. Transformative embedded heat spreading technologies must be ...

Abstract: Next generation sensor systems for automated vehicle navigation are likely to include light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors. Solid-state LiDAR technology that eliminates all mechanically moving parts is expected to ...

Abstract: Topology optimization of an aircooled heat sink considering heat conduction plus sidesurface convection is presented. The optimization formulation is explained along with multiple design examples. A postprocessing procedure ...

Abstract: Rapid advancement of modern electronics has pushed the limits of traditional thermal management techniques. Novel approaches to the manipulation of the flow of heat in electronic systems have potential to open new design ...

Abstract: The present work is related to the design of a manifold mini/microchannel heat sink with high modularity and performance for electronics cooling, utilizing two well established (i.e., jet impingement and channel flow) ...

Abstract: The effect of a variety of surface enhancements on the heat transfer achieved with an array of impinging jets is experimentally investigated using the dielectric fluid HFE7100 at different volumetric flow rates. The ...

Abstract: Design optimization of a three-dimensional (3D) heat flow structure for power electronics gate drive circuit thermal management is described. Optimization methods are described in the creation of several structural concepts ...

Abstract: The heat transfer and hydraulic performance of a flat evaporator, pump-assisted capillary loop cooler is evaluated for a 1cm2 heat source. The cooler consists of a copper manifold that houses a compensation chamber that ...

Abstract: High performance and economically viable cooling solutions must be developed to reduce weight and volume, allowing for a wide-spread utilization of hybrid electric vehicles. The traditional embedded microchannel cooling ...