EME 4016 Heat Transfer

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Multimedia University
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Assignment Deadline: 5 pm, 22-12-2014 (Mon)

Lecture Group:

A 0.25-cm thick, 10-cm high and 15-cm long circuit board houses electronic components on one side
that dissipate a total of 20 W of heat uniformly. The board is impregnated with conducting metal
fillings and has an effective thermal conductivity of 14 W/mK. All the heat generated in the
components is conducted across the circuit board and is dissipated from the back side of the board
to a medium at 37 C with a heat transfer coefficients of 40 W/m2K.
Electronic Component

Fins

15 cm

10 cm
t
W
L
0.1 cm
0.25 cmcm
x
cm
(a)

A 0.1-cm thick, 10-cm high and 15-cm long aluminum (k = 237 W/mK) plate with a number
of aluminum fins of rectangular profile are attached to the back side of the circuit board with
a 0.03-cm thick epoxy adhesive (k = 1.8 W/mK). Two fin designs are to be evaluated. The
features of the designs are tabulated as shown. Determine the front circuit board
temperature, T1 for both designs. Comment on your finding. Answer: ________________
Design
A
B

(b)
(c)

Thickness
t (cm)
0.2
0.15

Length
L (cm)
2
1.5

Width
W (cm)
15
15

Number of fins
20
30

Also plot the temperature distributions along x direction for both designs in (a). Discuss
about the plot. (Show a table for the temperature distribution).
Vary the length of Design A and B, L from 0.5 cm to 5.5 cm and compute the front circuit
board temperature. Plot the front circuit board temperature versus the length of fin for both
designs. Discuss about the plot. (Show a table for the points on the plot)