Design

Underfloor Electric Heating. Part III – Penny wise, pound foolish.

October 18th, 2011

It would only have cost me an extra £170, a small extra compared to the cost of the rest of the build, but I decided against laying thermal insulation boards directly under the underfloor electric…read more

Are You Profiting From the Global Growth of Mobile Buyers?

September 28th, 2011

If you target buyers outside North America, you may find recent Forrester research and forecasts regarding worldwide mobile Internet access interesting. Forrester forecasts that by 2014, 65% of the world’s population will own at least…read more

Engineers Create Polymer Light-Emitting Stretchable Devices

September 12th, 2011

Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have demonstrated an intrinsically stretchable polymer light-emitting device. They developed a simple process to fabricate the transparent devices using single-walled carbon nanotube polymer…read more

Military Demands Propel Thermal Management Solutions

August 22nd, 2011

Military programs continue to push the limits of computing system requirements necessitating rugged computer systems to continue to evolve to endure the toughest conditions. To meet these requirements, rugged subsystems suppliers have to produce innovative…read more

Affordable Solar Panels

August 22nd, 2011

Applied Nanotech has developed a way to make some solar technology cheaper, which could reduce the cost of solar panels. Solar panels are made up of a collection of solar wafers, and the company is…read more

Underfloor Electric Heating. Part II – Infrared Thermography

August 19th, 2011

3D simulation can provide a detailed prediction of temperature and heat flux values at 10s of 1000s of points in a 3D model, experimental methods are somewhat limited in terms of the wealth of data…read more

Underfloor Electric Heating. Part I: In by Christmas

August 11th, 2011

It’s been over two years since the foundations went in for the extension we’re building on our house. In that time I’ve come to respect and somewhat rely on glib phrases such as “Good things…read more

Come, meet FloTHERM/VENT/EFD users, learn and enjoy!

June 28th, 2011

As a FloTHERM, FloVENT or FloEFD user you might not realise it but you are part of a global and growing user community. This year we are hosting 3 ‘U2U’ (user to user) meetings in…read more

PC Overclocking and Aftermarket Modding. Part III – Power vs. Frequency?

June 13th, 2011

Thermal simulation of electronic systems using FloTHERM usually involve the definition of the 3D geometry and relevant material properties, specification of the power dissipation of the components as well as the ambient temperature that together lead to a numerical prediction of the resulting heat fluxes and temperatures. If the predicted component temperatures are too high [...]

PC Overclocking and Aftermarket Modding. Part II – Liquid Nitrogen Overclocking, How Cool is That?

June 6th, 2011

I’m a big fan of product demonstrations. Having once been an application engineer, there’s nothing quite like the thrill of showing the use of a software like FloTHERM live in front of a prospect. Concentrating on highlighting the main features of the product whilst being bombarded with a barrage of questions about it is certainly [...]

PC Overclocking and Aftermarket Modding. Part 1 – When Colour Matters.

May 24th, 2011

Automotive aftermarket modification has both mass appeal and a multi-million dollar turnover. Neon underbody lighting, enhanced radiator systems, aero-dynamic side skirts and hood scoops are but some of the ways in which you can part with your hard earned cash for that unbeatable feeling of looking sideways at the person in the car next to [...]

Companies Team up to Develop Thermal Energy Harvester

May 5th, 2011

Nextreme Thermal Solutions and Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc. are developing a thermal energy harvesting solution for a wireless sensor system designed to monitor the health of bearings in turbine engines. The energy harvester is…read more

Intel Interview Outlines Computer Growth for 2011

May 3rd, 2011

ElectronicsCooling Business Bulletin Volume 1 | May 2011 First, welcome to the debut issue of the ElectronicsCooling Business Bulletin. Once a month we’ll publish information to help you to grow your thermal management business. You…read more

Desktop PC with Integrated Toaster – As if!

April 8th, 2011

OK, so it won’t go down in the annals of history as the best April fools ever but it had me going until I tried to order it on line. Here’s what you get:

April 8th 2011, Ross-on-Wye