Title :
Limits of air-cooling: status and challenges
Author :
Rodgers, Peter ; Eveloy, Valérie ; Pecht, Michael G.
Author_Institution :
CALCE Electron. Products & Syst. Center, Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
Despite the perception that the limits of air-cooling have been reached, this paper reviews approaches that could maintain the effectiveness of this technology. Key thermal management areas that need to be addressed are discussed including heat sink design and analysis, interface thermal resistance minimization, heat spreading, fan performance, hybrid thermal management, heat sink surface fouling, and sustainability.
Keywords :
cooling; fans; heat sinks; thermal management (packaging); thermal resistance; air cooling; fan performance; heat sink design; heat sink surface fouling; heat spreading; hybrid thermal management; interface thermal resistance minimization; sustainability; Heat sinks; Heat transfer; Phase change materials; Resistance heating; Surface resistance; Thermal conductivity; Thermal loading; Thermal management; Thermal management of electronics; Thermal resistance;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium, 2005 IEEE Twenty First Annual IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8985-9
DOI :
10.1109/STHERM.2005.1412167
