Abstract
A first-order discussion of convective heat removal from a hypothetical 3-dimensional computing system is presented. A textbook treatment indicates that our heat removal capability can be characterized by a quantity Q, the amount of power we can remove per unit cross-section. Thus the minimum length of the system is proportional to the square root of the total power dissipated. We predict Q ∼ 104Wcm−2 assuming an applied pressure difference of 1 atm, a maximum temperature rise of 100K and the use of water as the coolant fluid.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1227-1232 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal of Electronics |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |