BIBLIOS

Document type
Journal articles

Document subtype
Full paper

Title
A critical review of traditional and emerging techniques and fluids for electronics cooling

Participants in the publication
S.M. Sohel Murshed (Author)
Dep. Química e Bioquímica
CQE
C.A. Nieto de Castro (Author)
Dep. Química e Bioquímica
CQE

Summary
Continued miniaturization and demand for high-end performance of electronic devices and appliances have led\nto dramatic increase in their heat flux generation. Consequently, conventional coolants and cooling approaches\nare increasingly falling short in meeting the ever-increasing cooling needs and challenges of those high heat\ngenerating electronic devices. This study provides a critical review of traditional and emerging cooling methods\nas well as coolants for electronics. In addition to summarizing traditional coolants, heat transfer properties and\nperformances of potential new coolants such as nanofluids are also reviewed and analyzed. With superior\nthermal properties and numerous benefits nanofluids show great promises in fulfilling the cooling demands of\nhigh heat generating electronic devices. It is believed that applications of such novel coolants in emerging\ntechniques like micro-channels and micro-heat pipes can revolutionize cooling technologies for electronics in\nthe future.


Institution
FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA

Where published
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Publication Identifiers
ISSN - 1364-0321

Publisher
Elsevier BV



Document Identifiers
URL - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.112
DOI - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.112

Rankings
Web Of Science Q1 (2018) - 10.556 - GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - SCIE
SCIMAGO Q1 (2018) - 3.288 - Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Keywords
Cooling methods Coolants Electronics Nanofluids Thermal properties and features