Research Article

A COMPARISON OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A CONVENTIONAL FIN BLOCK AND PARTIALLY COPPER AND ALUMINUM FOAM EMBEDDED HEAT SINKS

Volume: 40 Number: 1 April 30, 2020
  • Kaancan Ataer
  • Cemil Yamalı
  • Kahraman Albayrak
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A COMPARISON OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A CONVENTIONAL FIN BLOCK AND PARTIALLY COPPER AND ALUMINUM FOAM EMBEDDED HEAT SINKS

Abstract

In this research, the metal foams with 4,8,16 pores/cm, an aluminium foam which has 0.93 porosity and a copper foam which has 0.90 porosity that are integrated into a heat sink with a special geometry were designed and tested. During the process of the experiments, the thermal resistances and the pressure losses of the metal foam integrated heat sinks were tested by applying different heat fluxes (10.67, 15.75, 21.33 and 31.50 kW/m2) and two distinct frontal air velocities (4 and 6 m/s) to the specimens. The differences in the thermal performances of the heat sinks were observed by enforcing the custom-made manufactured heaters. The test results demonstrate that the pressure drop of the foam heat sinks is approximately four times more than the fin block; the average convection heat transfer coefficients of foam heat sinks are not dependent to the heater loads and the base plate temperatures of the foam sections were 1 to 1.5 degree lower than the foamless sections. This heat sink design provides lower temperatures on the desired locations of the electrical components than a conventional type fin block.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Mechanical Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Kaancan Ataer This is me
Türkiye

Cemil Yamalı This is me
Türkiye

Kahraman Albayrak This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

April 30, 2020

Submission Date

December 2, 2018

Acceptance Date

March 5, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 40 Number: 1

APA
Ataer, K., Yamalı, C., & Albayrak, K. (2020). A COMPARISON OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A CONVENTIONAL FIN BLOCK AND PARTIALLY COPPER AND ALUMINUM FOAM EMBEDDED HEAT SINKS. Isı Bilimi Ve Tekniği Dergisi, 40(1), 155-165. https://izlik.org/JA45CG86XN
AMA
1.Ataer K, Yamalı C, Albayrak K. A COMPARISON OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A CONVENTIONAL FIN BLOCK AND PARTIALLY COPPER AND ALUMINUM FOAM EMBEDDED HEAT SINKS. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi. 2020;40(1):155-165. https://izlik.org/JA45CG86XN
Chicago
Ataer, Kaancan, Cemil Yamalı, and Kahraman Albayrak. 2020. “A COMPARISON OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A CONVENTIONAL FIN BLOCK AND PARTIALLY COPPER AND ALUMINUM FOAM EMBEDDED HEAT SINKS”. Isı Bilimi Ve Tekniği Dergisi 40 (1): 155-65. https://izlik.org/JA45CG86XN.
EndNote
Ataer K, Yamalı C, Albayrak K (April 1, 2020) A COMPARISON OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A CONVENTIONAL FIN BLOCK AND PARTIALLY COPPER AND ALUMINUM FOAM EMBEDDED HEAT SINKS. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi 40 1 155–165.
IEEE
[1]K. Ataer, C. Yamalı, and K. Albayrak, “A COMPARISON OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A CONVENTIONAL FIN BLOCK AND PARTIALLY COPPER AND ALUMINUM FOAM EMBEDDED HEAT SINKS”, Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 155–165, Apr. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA45CG86XN
ISNAD
Ataer, Kaancan - Yamalı, Cemil - Albayrak, Kahraman. “A COMPARISON OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A CONVENTIONAL FIN BLOCK AND PARTIALLY COPPER AND ALUMINUM FOAM EMBEDDED HEAT SINKS”. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi 40/1 (April 1, 2020): 155-165. https://izlik.org/JA45CG86XN.
JAMA
1.Ataer K, Yamalı C, Albayrak K. A COMPARISON OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A CONVENTIONAL FIN BLOCK AND PARTIALLY COPPER AND ALUMINUM FOAM EMBEDDED HEAT SINKS. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi. 2020;40:155–165.
MLA
Ataer, Kaancan, et al. “A COMPARISON OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A CONVENTIONAL FIN BLOCK AND PARTIALLY COPPER AND ALUMINUM FOAM EMBEDDED HEAT SINKS”. Isı Bilimi Ve Tekniği Dergisi, vol. 40, no. 1, Apr. 2020, pp. 155-6, https://izlik.org/JA45CG86XN.
Vancouver
1.Kaancan Ataer, Cemil Yamalı, Kahraman Albayrak. A COMPARISON OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A CONVENTIONAL FIN BLOCK AND PARTIALLY COPPER AND ALUMINUM FOAM EMBEDDED HEAT SINKS. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 1;40(1):155-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA45CG86XN