A heat sink (also commonly spelled heatsink,) is a passive heat exchanger that transfers the heat generated by an electronic or a mechanical device to...
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The term heat sink may refer to: Heat sink, a component used to conduct heat away from an object Thermal reservoir, an element of a thermodynamic system...
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Thermal management (electronics) (redirect from Size vs. heat)
for cooling including various styles of heat sinks, thermoelectric coolers, forced air systems and fans, heat pipes, and others. In cases of extreme low...
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Thermal paste (redirect from Heat sink compound)
grease, thermal interface material (TIM), thermal gel, heat paste, heat sink compound, heat sink paste or CPU grease) is a thermally conductive (but usually...
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heat from one location (the "source") at a certain temperature to another location (the "sink" or "heat sink") at a higher temperature. Thus a heat pump...
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A heat pump is a device that consumes work (or electricity) to transfer heat from a cold heat sink to a hot heat sink. Specifically, the heat pump transfers...
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decay heat away to prevent the reactor from running hot Heat sink – Passive heat exchanger that transfers the heat Loop heat pipe – two-phase heat transfer...
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generates work in the working body of the engine while transferring heat to the colder sink until it reaches a lower temperature state. During this process...
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Convection (redirect from Heat advection)
a heat sink. Each of these is in contact with some of the fluid in the system, but not all of it. The heat source is positioned lower than the heat sink...
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integrated heat sink (Pentium III and Celeron 1.13–1.4 GHz) had mechanical maximum load limits which were designed not be exceeded during heat sink assembly...
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Skiving (metalworking) (section Heat sinks)
of material or to create thin slices in an existing material, such as heat sinks where a large amount of surface area is required relative to the volume...
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MOSFET (redirect from MOSFET heat sink)
high temperatures, and have reduced reliability and shorter lifetimes. Heat sinks and other cooling devices and methods are now required for many integrated...
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the coolant and heats the incoming air. Another example is the heat sink, which is a passive heat exchanger that transfers the heat generated by an electronic...
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circuit boards (MCPCB), which will be attached to a heat sink. Heat conducted through the MCPCB and heat sink is dissipated by convection and radiation. In...
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coined, it makes an analogy with heat sink. In massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), time sinks are a method of increasing the time...
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Computer cooling (section Heat sink lapping)
Rate, Low Pressure Drop Mini-Channel and Micro-Channel Heat Sinks". International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 37 (2): 321–332. Bibcode:1994IJHMT...
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for heat transfer from one medium to another Air conditioner, a device that cools interior air, such as that of a building or vehicle Heat sink, a device...
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Graphics card (section Heat sink)
heat sink and unit itself. The heat sink commonly has a fan mounted to cool the heat sink and the graphics processing unit. Not all cards have heat sinks...
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it brings heat from one side to the other, so that one side gets cooler while the other gets hotter. The "hot" side is attached to a heat sink so that it...
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Air-cooling with fan Computer cooling Conflagration Coolant Heat exchanger Heat pipe Heat pump Heat sink Heat spreader Oil cooling Radiator Thermal design power...
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maintenance such as regular cleaning of the heat sink via compressed air can prevent dust build-up on the heat sink. Many laptops are difficult to disassemble...
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remove heat. This is due to the second law of thermodynamics, which states that heat will only move spontaneously from a hot reservoir (the heat sink) to...
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functions, including a physical structure to support the CPU, support for a heat sink, facilitating replacement (as well as reducing cost), and most importantly...
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Thermal conductance and resistance (redirect from Heat resistance)
insulation materials to reduce heat transfer. Electronics cooling: Thermal resistance is crucial for designing heat sinks and thermal management systems...
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Thermosiphon (section Heat pipes)
and the cooler fluid will "sink" below the warmer fluid. This phenomenon of natural convection is known by the saying "heat rises". Convection moves the...
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LGA 775 (section Improvements in heat dissipation)
the distance between the screw-holes for the heatsink is 72 mm. Such heat-sinks are not interchangeable with heatsinks for sockets that have a distance...
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A heat spreader transfers energy as heat from a hotter source to a colder heat sink or heat exchanger. There are two thermodynamic types, passive and...
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is destructive, the HP-LEDs must be mounted on a heat sink to allow for heat dissipation. If the heat from an HP-LED is not removed, the device fails in...
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Radiative cooling (section Heat shields)
cooling, the building roof acts as a heat sink to absorb the daily internal loads. The roof acts as the best heat sink because it is the greatest surface...
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