| publication name | Effect of Package Spacing on Convective Heat Transfer from Thermal Sources Mounted on a Horizontal Surface |
|---|---|
| Authors | R K Ali; H A Refaey; M R Salem |
| year | 2018 |
| keywords | Electronic module; Convective; Numerical and experimental |
| journal | Applied Thermal Engineering |
| volume | 132 |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | 676-685 |
| publisher | Elsevier Masson SAS |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359431117354868 |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Mohamed Reda Aly Abd-Elhamid Salem_Effect of Package Spacing on Convective Heat Transfer from Thermal Sources Mounted on a Horizontal Surface.pdf |
Abstract
This work introduces a three-dimensional analysis of an inline module composed of two thermal sources using ANSYS-FLUENT Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) package. The effect of package spacing ratio (1≤S≤3) on the heat transfer coefficient of the upstream (UTS) and downstream (DTS) thermal sources within Reynolds number range of 2464≤〖Re〗_L≤16430 are considered. The predictions are compared with the experiments performed on air wind tunnel with two thermal sources mounted on its horizontal surface within Reynolds number range of 4848 ≤〖Re〗_L≤13635. The numerical results are compared and validated with the experimental results and a good agreement is obtained. Compared to a single thermal source (STS), it is observed that the reduction in the average Nusselt number of the UTS and DTS is 26.3% and 35.6%, respectively, at S = 1. This reduction decreases to 4.9% and 12.6%, respectively, at S = 3. Finally, the present study aims to extend the printed circuit boards designers with average Nusselt number correlations for the UTS and DTS as a function of Reynolds number and package spacing within 2464≤〖Re〗_L≤16430 and 1≤S≤3.