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Fluid-cooled heat sink with improved fin areas and efficiencies for use in cooling various devices
Patent
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OSTI ID:1178275
The disclosure provides a fluid-cooled heat sink having a heat transfer base and a plurality of heat transfer fins in thermal communication with the heat transfer base, where the heat transfer base and the heat transfer fins form a central fluid channel through which a forced or free cooling fluid may flow. The heat transfer pins are arranged around the central fluid channel with a flow space provided between adjacent pins, allowing for some portion of the central fluid channel flow to divert through the flow space. The arrangement reduces the pressure drop of the flow through the fins, optimizes average heat transfer coefficients, reduces contact and fin-pin resistances, and reduces the physical footprint of the heat sink in an operating environment.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Assignee:
- U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,010,405
- Application Number:
- 13/021,853
- OSTI ID:
- 1178275
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Thermofluid analysis of staggered and inline pin fin heat sinks
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conference | January 2000 |
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