Thermal conductivity of polymer-based composites: Fundamentals and applications

H Chen, VV Ginzburg, J Yang, Y Yang, W Liu… - Progress in Polymer …, 2016 - Elsevier
Thermal management is critical to the performance, lifetime, and reliability of electronic
devices. With the miniaturization, integration and functionalization of electronics and the …

Optimization of thermal design of heat sinks: A review

HE Ahmed, BH Salman, AS Kherbeet… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Heat sinks are a kind of heat exchangers used for cooling the electronic devices due to the
simplicity of fabrication, low cost, and reliability of heat dissipation. The extended surfaces …

Effective thermal conductivity of polymer composites: Theoretical models and simulation models

S Zhai, P Zhang, Y Xian, J Zeng, B Shi - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2018 - Elsevier
Polymer composites of highly effective thermal conductivity (ETC) are commonly used in
various industries, for renewable energy systems and Electronic Systems. Owing to the low …

Natural convection in a cross-fin heat sink

S Feng, M Shi, H Yan, S Sun, F Li, TJ Lu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
A novel cross-fin heat sink consisting of a series of long fins and a series of perpendicularly
arranged short fins was proposed to enhance natural convective heat transfer. The design …

Heat transfer characteristics of thermal energy storage system using single and multi-phase cooled heat sinks: A review

A Moradikazerouni - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
Heat sinks are considered as heat exchangers employed to cool high-temperature devices
such as electronic components. They can significantly improve heat dissipation from the …

Experimental validation of additively manufactured optimized shapes for passive cooling

BS Lazarov, O Sigmund, KE Meyer, J Alexandersen - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This article confirms the superior performance of topology optimized heat sinks compared to
lattice designs and suggests simpler manufacturable pin-fin design interpretations. The …

Machine learning aided design and optimization of thermal metamaterials

C Zhu, EA Bamidele, X Shen, G Zhu, B Li - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has advanced material research that were previously intractable,
for example, the machine learning (ML) has been able to predict some unprecedented …

Investigation of a computer CPU heat sink under laminar forced convection using a structural stability method

A Moradikazerouni, M Afrand, J Alsarraf… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, the thermal performance of an air-cooled, flat-plate heat sink in forced
convection was performed using a three-dimensional analytical model. To validate the …

Optimization of a chimney design for cooling efficiency of a radial heat sink in a LED downlight

SJ Park, D Jang, SJ Yook, KS Lee - Energy Conversion and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
A cooling system, consisting of a chimney and a radial heat sink, was developed for a light-
emitting diode (LED) downlight to replace a conventional light for saving energy. Natural …

Performance investigation of radial heat sink with circular base and perforated staggered fins

S Sundar, G Song, MZ Zahir, JS Jayakumar… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
A radial heat sink with circular base and perforated short fins arranged in staggered manner,
proposed for LED light bulbs was investigated under natural convection and radiation heat …