The effect of fan and heat sink design on heat removal from microprocessor chips /

(59.3'C) for one of the poorest performing fan/heat sink

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baltrip, Kedra G.
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:(59.3'C) for one of the poorest performing fan/heat sink
Air flow and heat removal characteristics for fan/heat sink
characteristics vary greatly in their performance. At a
current and voltage, wet and dry bulb temperatures, nozzle
designs and were 102. 1 'F (3 8.9'C) and 123.3'F (50.7'C)
designs on the top and bottom surface temperatures of the
designs revealed the effects of using different fan/heat sink
designs used to cool Pentium class processors were analyzed.
dM3/S) with the heat sink attached. These results also
elevated design.
fan alone and ranged from 0.93 to 5.58 CFM (0.44 to 2.63
fan and heat sink design from a surface mounted design to an
fan/heat sink design. The results of these fan performance
fans ranged between 1.5 to 7.6'F (0.83 to 4.2'C) for both
Five designs were tested for fan speed, differential and
measuring the surface temperatures and heat flux for the CPU
place. Tests with a Pentium [ ] processor and fan/heat sink
processor and the heat flux at the top surface of the
processor determined that an increased air flow rate over the
processor will enhance heat transfer. This was shown by
processor. At a CPU speed of 200 MHz, the top and bottom
ranged from 1.81 to 5.88 CFM (0.85 to 2.78 dM3/S) with the
respectively, for the best design. Other testing with the
restricted air flow for the fans when the heat sink was in
showed that all but one of the fan/heat sink designs had
speed of 200 MHz. The temperature difference between the two
static nozzle pressure, static fan pressure, fan input
static pressure of 0.2 in. wg (49.8 Pa) the air flow rate
surface temperatures were 120.6'F (49.2'C) and 138.9'F
surfaces. An increased air flow rate can be obtained by
temperature, barometric pressure and the fan outlet area.
tests showed fans that are similar in physical
These measurements were used to determine the best performing
using a better fan and heat sink design or by changing the
with two different fans attached to the same heat sink at a
Item Description:"Major subject: Mechanical Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:viii, 67 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: page 39.