Date of Graduation
12-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Electrical Engineering
Advisor/Mentor
Balda, Juan C.
Committee Member
Barlow, Fred D. III
Second Committee Member
Elshabini, Aicha
Keywords
Applied sciences; Electronics; Heat flux; Spray cooling; Thermal
Abstract
The thermal demands of modern day electronic systems require innovative thermal solutions. Spray cooling has proven to be able to cool heat fluxes orders of magnitude higher than traditional cooling methodologies. This work includes a comparison of spray cooling to standard thermal management methodologies. Key system parameters and considerations are discussed. The properties of available packaging materials and their effect on the reliability of a spray cooled system are presented. Parameters such as fluid temperature, droplet size, fluid velocity and flow rate all directly impact performance and are detailed in this work. Finally, results from of a wide range of spray cooling experiments are presented and analyzed.
Citation
Junghans, J. S. (2011). Development of Spray Cooling for High Heat Flux Electronics. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/169
