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Example: heat sink employing fin arrays

(P3.144)
An isothermal silicon chip of width W = 20 mm on a side is soldered to an aluminum heat
sink (k = 180 W/m-K) of equivalent width. The heat sink has a base thickness of Lb =3 mm
and an array of 11 rectangular fins, each of length Lf = 15 mm. Air flow at T∞ = 20 °C is
maintained through channels formed by the fins and a cover plate, and for a convection
coefficient of h = 100 W/m2-K, a minimum fin spacing of 1.8 mm is dictated by limitations
′′
on the flow pressure drop. The solder joint has a thermal resistance of 𝑅𝑡,𝑐 = 2 x 10-6 m2-
K/W.

Consider limitations for which the array has N = 11 fins, in which case values of the fin
thickness t =0.182 mm and pitch S=1.982 mm are obtained from the requirements that
W=(N 1)S+t and S-t=1.8 mm. If the maximum allowable chip temperature is Tc=85∘ C,
what is the corresponding value of the chip power qc? An adiabatic fin tip condition may
be assumed, and airflow along the outer surfaces of the heat sink may be assumed to
provide a convection coefficient equivalent to that associated with airflow through the
channels.

Ans. 31.8 W

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