Heat sink calculator this heat sink calculator compares heat sinks using a solid metal base to those using a vapor chamber base.
Aluminum plate heat sink calculator.
Calculate the thermal resistance and pressure drop of a plate fin heat sink and study how individual parameters affect the heat sink performance.
Multiple heat sources attached to the heat sink can be evaluated.
To estimate the dimensions of the flat plate heat sink you need to determine the path of heat flowing to the surroundings and the magnitude to which that path resists the flow of heat.
Flat plate heat sink dimensions.
The heatsinkcalculator offers online heat sink analysis software that allows you to analyze plate fins heat sinks cooled via radiation and natural or forced convection.
The heat sink can be a simple plate or the metal wall of the enclosure housing the component as shown in figure 1.
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In our experience it generally estimates the overall heat sink volume within 15 of a final design.
Advanced tool to calculate thermal resistance pressure drop and base temperature of plate fin heat sinks with flow bypass and base spreading effects.