Three-Dimensional Analysis of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Single- and Two-Layered Micro-Channel Heat Sinks

Abstract

Micro-channel heat sinks are currently at the forefront of cooling technologies for computer chips where the input heat flux is projected to exceed 100 W/cm2 [1, 2]. The quest for better heat-sink designs has produced different ideas, one of which is the idea of using multi-layered micro-channel heat sinks [3, 4]. The objectives of the present investigation were to conduct a detailed numerical study of the hydrodynamic and thermal behavior of a two-layered micro-channel heat sink and to compare the performance of the two-layered heat sink with that of a single-layered sink under laminar flow conditions.