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Why Round Pin Heat Sinks?

Traditional plate fin heat sinks require the external airflow to approach in the direction parallel to the fins. But in Read More

Pure aluminum has the highest thermal conductivity among all aluminum materials, and is the best choice for making high performance Read More

Cold forging is an eco-friendly manufacturing process in which the workpiece is formed under high pressure and low temperature. The Read More

Die-cast zinc heat sinks are often ignored because their thermal conductivity is lower than aluminum alloys used in extrusion and Read More

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Nusselt number correlations and entropy minimization had been used to optimize heat sinks. The empirical method described in the next Read More

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The orientation of pin fin heat sink has been found to exert only a minor influence on the heat transfer. Read More

Elliptical pin heat sinks perform like cross cut (rectangular pin) heat sinks. They both provide very low thermal resistance when Read More

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Nylon push pins are the most cost effective push pins, but their glass-transition temperatures (Tg) are lower than 50°C and Read More

1. Determine the maximum allowed thermal resistance (θmax); 2. Determine the maximum space (width, length, height) available for the heat Read More