Heat Sink Fin Orientation

Wesley lee nov 1 16 at 12 54.

Heat sink fin orientation.

The experimental setup is. And the radiation is omnidirectional. It is recommended that the heat sink be installed to orient the fins in a direction that will not block air movement under natural convection. The heat sink should be oriented as in fig 1 or fig 2 under natural convection cooling.

An advantage of bonded fin designs is that the heat sink base and the fins can be of different metals. Air heats and moves up if the fins are horizontal this will be hindered. However the sideward vertical fin orientation gave the best performance on the natural cooling. Thermal resistance will probably increase since it will difficult airflow i e.

Test results indicate that the sideward horizontal fin orientation yield the lowest heat transfer coefficient. Heat sink attachment orientation plays a significant role under natural convection. In which case the orientation of the fins will probably make less of a difference. The effect of orientation of this heat sink relative to gravity field will be offset by the fact that about 1 3 of heat flux will be emitted in the form of radiation if the sink is anodized or painted black which will make the surface emissivity to above 0 9.

Light emitting diode led light source is known as the 4th generation illumination technology because. The first plot traveling from the lower left to the upper right is the natural convection curve of heat sink temperature rise tsa versus q. Unique fin requirements thermal engineers sometimes need heat sinks with either very tall fins or very thin fins that are tightly spaced. Respectively bonded fin heat sinks and skived fin heat sinks suit these requirements nicely.

Typically the fins are oriented in a way to permit a natural convection air draft to flow upward through rectangular u channels or ducts formed by the fins. A trapezoidal fins heat sink with various orientations tested under a controlled environment. Heat sinks are devices that are used to enhance heat dissipation from hot surfaces to cooler ambient air. Experimental setup and analysis method.