Having read myriad papers/articles/books/reports on thermal management, I feel there is a lot of misunderstanding about what really should drive a sound approach of how to tackle the thermal problems that tend to land on…read more
thermal facts and fairy tales: most of us live neither in wind tunnels nor in the world of Nusselt
April 30th, 2010
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Simplified Formula for Estimating Natural Convection Heat Transfer Coefficient on a Flat Plate
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Although most of the emphasis today in the electronics cooling community is devoted to extending forced convection cooling capability, many applications still depend upon natural convection cooling. Basically, natural convection cooling combined with radiation is…read more
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Natural convection modeling of heat sinks using web-based tools
September 1st, 2000
Heat transfer in electronic packages is a complex problem involving a network of resistive paths for the various laminated structures, bonding adhesives, lead frames, and attachment mechanisms, such as ball grid arrays. However, despite the…read more
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