Heat Sink Selection.ppt

Heat Sink Selection Thermal Management of Electronics San José State University Mechanical Engineering Department Heat Sink Categories Passive Heat Sinks Used in natural convection applications or in applications where heat dissipation is not dependent on designated supply of air flows Height at heat input: ~10mm to large Normal load limit: 5-50 W Cost range at 10,000 pieces: $0.50-$10.00 Heat Sink Categories Semi-Active Heat Sinks Leverage off of existing fans in the system Usually a passive heat sink set in front of a fan to produce impingement or vertical flow Height at heat input: ~10mm Normal load limit: 15-25 W Cost range at 10,000 pieces: $5.00-$10.00 Heat Sink Categories Active Heat Sinks Fans are designated for its own use Reliability is dependent on moving parts Height at heat input: 35-80mm Normal load limit: 10-160W Cost range at 10,000 pieces: $10.00-$20.00 One big negative: if your fan dies, you need to replace the entire unit Heat Sink Types Stampings Copper or aluminum sheets stamped into desired shapes Low cost solution to low density thermal problems Casting High density aluminum or copper/bronze pin fins are produced with sand, lost core, or die casting (May or may not be vacuum assisted) Allows for maximum performance with impingement cooling More expensive but can make odd shapes Al alloys used have lower conductivity than Al alloys used for extrusions Heat Sink Types Extrusions Allows for the formation of elaborate 2-D shapes capable of dissipating large heat loads Cross-cutting to produce rectangular pins may increase performance by 10-20% but the extrusion rate will be slower Design limits are usually set by Fin height-to-gap aspect ratio Minimum fin thickness-to-height Maximum base to fin thickness Heat Sink Types Bonded/Fabricated Fins Thermally conductive aluminum filled epoxy is used to bond planar fins on a grooved extrusion plate Greater fin height-to-gap aspect ratio is achieved with this method (~20-40) Cooling capacity