Effective thermal conductivity of common geometric shapes

This work explores the porous block paradigm based on replacing an actual heat sink by the volume of fluid that once enveloped the fins. Thermal equivalence is achieved by increasing the thermal conductivity of the lumped fluid above the base plate until the thermal resistance of the actual heat sin...

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Published in:International journal of heat and mass transfer 2005-11, Vol.48 (23), p.4779-4796
Main Authors: Brucker, Kyle A., Majdalani, Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Coarse model
Compact heat sink
Design. Technologies. Operation analysis. Testing
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Extended surface
Flat plate
Integrated circuits
Porous fluid block
Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices
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Summary:This work explores the porous block paradigm based on replacing an actual heat sink by the volume of fluid that once enveloped the fins. Thermal equivalence is achieved by increasing the thermal conductivity of the lumped fluid above the base plate until the thermal resistance of the actual heat sink is matched. The popularity of the porous block model can be attributed to its ability to approximate the three-dimensional isotherms corresponding to a detailed heat sink. While previous investigations have focused on a numerically calculated, effective thermal property of the compact model, we employ a methodology leading to a closed-form alternative. The explicit solutions that we provide are not limited to the rectangular porous block models used in former studies. Rather, we extend the analysis to cover most fundamental body shapes and flow configurations under both free and forced convection modes. The exact or approximate formulations that we provide apply to most common Nusselt number correlations and obviate the need for guesswork or user-intervention to reach convergence.
ISSN:0017-9310
1879-2189
DOI:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.05.007