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Heat Sinks



These modules are all web browser based. They include air and liquid cooled plates with multiple heat sources. Forced and natural convection is available for some of the applications. The same with steady-state and transient.



Forced Air Finned Heat Sink



Given a heat sink finned configuration from a selection of materials, airflow velocity, and multiple heat sources the heat sink temperatures are determined for either steady state or transient conditions.






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No Finned HX with Natural Convection



A plate from a selection of materials with multiple heat sources is cooled by natural air convection. A plate temperature contour map to solved for.





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Finned HX with Natural Convection



A finned heat sink with multiple heat sources with natural air convection cooling is solved with temperature contour map.



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Water Cooled Channeled Cold Plate



Water or Glycol cooled channeled heat sink.




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Water Cooled, Tubed Cold Plate



Water or Glycol cooled heat sink.




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Fan and Plenum - Version 1



Given a plenum with a finned heat sink and fan curve the flowrates are determined.



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Fan and Plenum - Version 2



Given a plenum, finned heat sink and required heat sink flowrate an approximate fan curve is determined.



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