Fig. 1.
General illustration and dimensions (in mm) of air flow channel heat sink
Fig. 2.
Detailed dimensions (in mm) of different heat sink configurations
Fig. 3.
Example of generated tetrahedral mesh, Case 4
Fig. 4.
Test of grid independence for CPFs
Fig. 5.
Validation of results for CPFs
Fig. 6.
Velocity streamline distribution (m/s) for a) case 0 b) and case 4 at Re=22060
Fig. 7.
Contours of local temperature distribution (K) for a) case 0 b) and case 4 at Re=22060
Fig. 8.
Variation of Nusselt number (Nu) versus Reynolds number (Re)
Fig. 9.
Variation of thermal resistance (Rth) versus Reynolds number (Re)
Fig. 10.
Variation of pressure difference (Δp) versus Reynolds number
Fig. 11.
Variation of pumping power (PP) versus Reynolds number (Re)
Fig. 12.
Variation of thermal resistance (η) versus Reynolds number (Re)
Fig. 13.
Variation of the hydrothermal performance factor (η) versus contact surface (AC)