Heat Sink Thermal Resistance Model

For example a characteristic of a heat sink.

Heat sink thermal resistance model.

A heat sink can be added to either the top of the package or directly beneath the exposed pad on the backside of the pcb. If it is not then the base resistance is primarily spreading resistance. Thermal resistances finite element models were used to predict thermal resistance of packaged devices the values of which closely match the thermal resistance values provided in the stratix ii device handbook table 2 shows the thermal resistance equations for a device with and without a heat sink. Heat sink thermal resistance delta t for each component part of the heat sink.

In order to select the appropriate heat sink the thermal designer must first determine the maximum allowable heat sink thermal resistance. Specific thermal resistance or thermal resistivity r. A thermal resistance model was set up to analyse the flow and heat transfer in microchannel heat sinks. Again because of the high thermal resistance of plastic a heat sink will be more effective when connected to an exposed metal pad either directly or through thermal vias.

Laminar turbulent developed and developing flow and heat transfer were considered in the analysis. Thermal resistance tables for a given heat sink according to the type of air circulation natural or forced. 4 the resistances in a heat sink model the goal of the analysis is to determine the heat sink geometry and a device setup which allow enough heat dissipation for a given devices and working conditions. The highest thermal resistance of an assembly is fixed.

This heat sink calculator compares heat sinks using a solid metal base to those using a vapor chamber base. Absolute thermal resistance r in kelvins per watt k w is a property of a particular component. Optimum thermal design of the heat sink was then studied using this model and a self developed software package where the influences of the heat sink s channel aspect ratio fin width to. In the cases where forced air circulation is used the speed of circulation in m s is a key factor as it enables us to evaluate the obtained thermal resistance.

The heat sink base thermal resistance can be written as follows if the source is a uniformly applied the heat sink base. Thermal resistance is a heat property and a measurement of a temperature difference by which an object or material resists a heat flow thermal resistance is the reciprocal of thermal conductance.