scholarly journals Taguchi Based Linear Regression Modeling of Flat Plate Heat Sink

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Manivannan ◽  
R. Arumugam ◽  
N.M. Sudharsan ◽  
S. Prasanna D
2015 ◽  
Vol 787 ◽  
pp. 505-509
Author(s):  
A.K. Lakshminarayanan ◽  
M. Suresh

In an era of compact cooling requirements, where air cooling systems seem to be ineffective and consistently, being replaced by liquid cooled systems, with greater watt density heat energy dissipation. Such cooling systems must work with good quality enabling high efficiency. Hence, an attempt is made to fabricate an aluminum alloy based flat plate heat sink with cover and base plate using friction stir welding. The base plate is machined to obtain channels for fluid flow and the cover plate is fitted in the base plate and welded. Two such configurations of these heat sinks were fabricated with varying channel lengths and number of channels. The flow characteristics of the model for these configurations were analyzed numerically using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software tool, ANSYS fluent 14.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Brian J. Park ◽  
Colin J. Gold ◽  
Royce W. Woodroffe ◽  
Satoshi Yamaguchi

OBJECTIVE The ability to utilize the T1 slope is often limited by poor visibility on cervical radiographs. The C7 slope has been proposed as a reliable substitute but may have similar limitations of visibility. Herein, the authors propose a novel method that takes advantage of the superior visibility on CT to accurately substitute for the radiographic T1 slope and compare the accuracy of this method with previously reported substitutes. METHODS Lateral neutral standing cervical radiographs and cervical CT scans were examined. When the T1 slope was clearly visible on radiographs, the C3–7 slopes and T1 slope were measured. In CT method 1, a direct method, the T1 slope was measured from the upper endplate of T1 to the bottom edge of the CT image, assuming the edge was parallel to the horizontal plane. In CT method 2, an overlaying method, the T1 slope was calculated by superimposing the C7 slope angle measured on a radiograph onto the CT scan and measuring the angle formed by the upper endplate of T1 and the superimposed horizontal line of the C7 slope. A Pearson correlation with linear regression modeling was performed for potential substitutes for the actual T1 slope. RESULTS Among 160 patients with available noninstrumented lateral neutral cervical radiographs, the T1 slope was visible in only 54 patients (33.8%). A total of 52 patients met the inclusion criteria for final analysis. The Pearson correlation coefficients between the T1 slope and the C3–7 slopes, CT method 1, and CT method 2 were 0.243 (p = 0.083), 0.292 (p = 0.035), 0.609 (p < 0.001), 0.806 (p < 0.001), 0.898 (p < 0.001), 0.426 (p = 0.002), and 0.942 (p < 0.001), respectively. Linear regression modeling showed R2 = 0.807 for the correlation between C7 slope and T1 slope and R2 = 0.888 for the correlation between T1 slope with the CT method 2 and actual T1 slope. CONCLUSIONS The C7 slope can be a reliable predictor of the T1 slope and is more accurate than more rostral cervical slopes. However, this study disclosed that the novel CT method 2, an overlaying method, was the most reliable estimate of true T1 slope with a greater positive correlation than C7 slope. When CT studies are available in patients with an invisible T1 slope on cervical radiographs, CT method 2 should be used as a substitute for the T1 slope.


2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Koen Van der Borght ◽  
Ann Verheyen ◽  
Maxim Feyaerts ◽  
Liesbeth Van Wesenbeeck ◽  
Yvan Verlinden ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Mitchell P. Hoesing ◽  
Gregory J. Michna

The ongoing development of faster and smaller electronic components has led to a need for new technologies to effectively dissipate waste thermal energy. The pulsating heat pipe (PHP) shows potential to meet this need, due to its high heat flux capacity, simplicity, and low cost. A 20-turn flat plate PHP was integrated into an aluminum flat plate heat sink with a simulated electronic load. The PHP heat sink used water as the working fluid and had 20 parallel channels with dimensions 2 mm × 2 mm × 119 mm. Experiments were run under various operating conditions, and thermal resistance of the PHP was calculated. The performance enhancement provided by the PHP was assessed by comparing the thermal resistance of the heat sink with no working fluid to that of it charged with water. Uncharged, the PHP was found to have a resistance of 1.97 K/W. Charged to a fill ratio of approximately 75% and oriented vertically, the PHP achieved a resistance of .49 K/W and .53 K/W when the condenser temperature was set to 20°C and 30°C, respectively. When the PHP was tilted to 45° above horizontal the PHP had a resistance of .76 K/W and .59 K/W when the condenser was set 20°C and 30°C, respectively. The PHP greatly improves the heat transfer properties of the heat sink compared to the aluminum plate alone. Additional considerations regarding flat plate PHP design are also presented.


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