Heat Transfer in Microchannels - coolingZONE
Heat Transfer in Microchannels - coolingZONE
Heat Transfer in Microchannels - coolingZONE
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R th,h – Conduction Resistance<br />
through the chip<br />
R th,c – Contact Resistance at<br />
the Chip/Substrate Interface<br />
<strong>Microchannels</strong><br />
Incropera, pg. 155<br />
R th,sub – 3-D Conduction<br />
Resistance <strong>in</strong> the substrate<br />
(spread<strong>in</strong>g resistance)<br />
R th,cnv – Convection<br />
Resistance from the substrate<br />
to the coolant<br />
Note that this network ends with the mean fluid temperature. If we use the<br />
<strong>in</strong>let fluid temperature, we also need to <strong>in</strong>clude R caloric