A parametric study of phase change material (PCM)-based heat sinks

被引:94
作者
Wang, Xiang-Qi [1 ]
Yap, Christopher [1 ]
Mujumdar, Arun S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Mech Engn, Singapore 119260, Singapore
关键词
heat sink; phase change material; electronic cooling;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2007.07.016
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
A numerical study is conducted to evaluate the thermal characteristics of a PCM-based heat sink which can be potentially used for cooling of mobile electronic devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) and notebooks. The heat sink consists of a conventional, extruded aluminum sink embedded with appropriate PCMs. Some important parameters, such as PCM volume fraction, temperature difference, aspect ratio, and PCM properties, were studied to investigate their effects on the thermal performance of the hybrid cooling system. (c) 2007 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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页码:1055 / 1068
页数:14
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