Abstract: In this paper, measurements of surface temperature and air velocity are presented for the case of a printed circuit board with heated metal elements in a fan-induced flow. Surface temperature ...

Abstract: Microscale axial flow fans were investigated in response to the growing cooling requirements of the electronics industry. The two main challenges of this investigation were manufacture of a fully ...

Abstract: The introduction of compact thermal models (CTM) into computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes has significantly reduced computational requirements when representing complex, multilayered, and ...

Abstract: Flow fields within two miniature-scale centrifugal pumps are measured and analyzed to facilitate an understanding of how scaling influences performance. A full-scale pump, of impeller diameter ...

Abstract: This paper analyzes the scale effects that occur in miniature centrifugal flow fans and investigates the possibility of optimizing blade geometry so that performance can be enhanced. Such fans ...

Abstract: There is an increasing need for low profile thermal management solutions for applications in the range of 5–10W, targeted at portable electronic devices. This need is emerging due to enhanced ...

Abstract: The case is made for the continued use of single valued thermal resistances for the prediction of component junction temperature, and, hence, reliability. These values are adjusted using empirically ...