thermalheatsink1

Grid array substrate: 1-port thermal element with a single averaged surface heating element


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Author(s): Bill Batty, Carlos Christoffersen

Usage:

Parameter TypeDefault value Required?
ntimesteps: Number of time steps in transient simulation INTEGER 0 no
dt: Length of timestep (s) DOUBLE 0 no
tambient: Ambient temperature (K) DOUBLE 300 no
time_d: Flag, if true, calculate in the time domain. BOOLEAN false no
l: Substrate x-dimension in meters. DOUBLE 0.05 no
w: Substrate y-dimension in meters DOUBLE 0.05 no
d: Substrate z-dimension in meters. DOUBLE 0.0016 no
xl: x-coordinate of left edge of heating element (m) DOUBLE 0.04 no
xr: x-coordinate of right edge of heating element (m) DOUBLE 0.01 no
yu: y-coordinate of upper edge of heating element (m) DOUBLE 0.04 no
yd: y-coordinate of lower edge of heating element (m) DOUBLE 0.01 no
xi: Adjustment for T^4 non linearity. DOUBLE 1.3 no
eta: Adjustment for natural convection. DOUBLE 3 no
epsilon: Emissivity. DOUBLE 0.7 no
ks: Thermal conductivity W/m.K. DOUBLE 0.294 no
rho: Density kg.m-3. DOUBLE 1900 no
c: Specific heat J/kg.K. DOUBLE 1150 no
ndevices: Number of heat dissipating devices. INTEGER 1 no
b: Exponent in power law temperature dependence of thermal conductivity DOUBLE 0 no

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