Single Phase Liquid Immersion Cooling of Discrete Heat Sources in a Vertical Channel.

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Abstract:

Natural convection liquid cooling of simulated electronic components was investigated. A single column of eight protruding components was constructed using foil heaters mounted on the back of stainless steel rectangular blocks. These components were attached to a vertical plexiglass wall to simulate a column of 20 pin DIPs. A channel was formed by placing a smooth movable shrouding wall parallel to the test surface. The test surface and the shrouding wall were placed in a water immersion bath. Flow visualization was accomplished using a laser generated plane of light to illuminate suspended particles. Photographs were taken of the flow at the test surface mid-plane for four different power settings at each of three different channel widths. A nondimensional temperature and a modified Grashof number for each heated protrusion at each input power setting and channel width were determined. Keywords Immersion cooling Protruding heat sources Vertical channels Flow visualization.

Author(s):
Hazard, Sherrill J., Iii
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis,
Pagination:
0160

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

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Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5.3_Planning
Modernization Areas:
Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, *LIQUID COOLING, *LIQUID IMMERSION TESTS, *CONVECTION(HEAT TRANSFER), BATHS, CHANNELS, CONVECTION, DISPERSIONS, FLOW VISUALIZATION, HEAT, INPUT, LASERS, PARTICLES, PLEXIGLAS, POWER, SETTING(ADJUSTING), SIMULATION, SOURCES, SURFACES, VERTICAL ORIENTATION, WALLS, WATER, WIDTH, BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW, CIRCUITS, THESES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics
Report Date:
1987 Dec 01