Application of phase change materials in thermal management of electronics

被引:311
作者
Kandasamy, Ravi [1 ]
Wang, Xiang-Qi [1 ]
Mujunidar, Arun S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Mech Engn, Singapore 119260, Singapore
关键词
phase change materials; electronics cooling; thermal management; cyclic steady state;
D O I
10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.12.013
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
Application of a novel PCM package for thermal management of portable electronic devices was investigated experimentally for effects of various parameters e.g. power input, orientation of package, and various melting/freezing times under cyclic steady conditions. Also, a two-dimensional numerical study was made and compared the experimental results. Results show that increased power inputs increase the melting rate, while orientation of the package to gravity has negligible effect on the thermal performance of the PCM package. The thermal resistance of the device and the power level applied to the PCM package are of critical importance for design of a passive thermal control system. Comparison with numerical results confirms that PCM-based design is an excellent candidate design for transient electronic cooling applications. (C) 2007 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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页码:2822 / 2832
页数:11
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