Improved Design of Heat Sink Cooling

Abstract

In the design of a computer system, cooling has a large effect on the performance of the system and one of the main ways to deal with temperature issues is the heat sink. Traditional heat sinks rely on ambient or active air flow. The purpose of this project is to provide a new liquid cooled heat sink design with better performance compared to either air cooled heat sinks and takes into account environmental benefits. Computer liquid cooling refers to the use of liquid to dissipate the heat and to circulate under the drive of a liquid pump. Compared with air cooling, it has the advantages of quietness, stable heat dissipation, and more control over the system’s environment. Our project presents a variety of computations with the aim of an improved rate of cooling. In this study we focus on the selection of the coolant. Finite element analysis is used to simulate the thermal conditions of the heat sink and testing for a variety of liquid cooling options. Our final product will be a recommendation of a more efficient heat sink by disregarding usual cost constraints.