Thermal & Flow — Water Cooled
Browser-based tools for first-pass liquid cooling trade studies with water or glycol mixture. Intended for early-stage feasibility, temperature estimation, and sensitivity to flow and geometry.
Tip: Use these modules for preliminary sizing and parametric comparisons. For final designs, validate with detailed analysis and test.
Documentation PDFs describe the implemented methods, assumptions, correlations and references.
Cold plate
Water Cooled Channeled Cold Plate
Flow-through channeled plate sizing: estimate temperature rise and sensitivity to flow rate, channel geometry, and heat loads.
Select water or glycol coolant.
Channel geometry and flow parameters.
Outputs: temperatures contour map. Sensitivity charts for channel and flow parameters.
Cold plate
Water Cooled Tubed Cold Plate
Tubed plate cooling trade studies: explore tube layout, flow conditions, and the resulting temperature rise and sensitivities.
Tube sizing and layout of parallel or serpentine.
Flow rate / coolant selection
Outputs: temperatures and parametric trends for tube and flow parameters.
Quick selection
Which module should I use?
Channeled cold plate: internal channel geometry and flow sensitivity
Tubed cold plate: tube layout-driven designs and feasibility checks
Not sure: start with the simpler geometry that matches your concept, then iterate
For critical decisions, validate results independently with detailed analysis and/or testing.
Notes
Scope and common checks
Confirm coolant (water vs glycol) assumptions and property ranges
Check sensitivity to flow rate, inlet temperature, and heat distribution
Use conservative margins when translating to hardware
These modules are intended for preliminary sizing and trade studies, not detailed conjugate heat transfer simulation.
Methods, limitations, and responsibility Read once
These modules implement physics-based, low-order models for rapid engineering insight. They prioritize speed and transparency over high-fidelity CFD and detailed conjugate simulations. Assumptions, boundary conditions, and correlations used are documented in the PDFs and within the modules. Users are responsible for verifying applicability and results for their specific use case.
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