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MATLAB CFD for Heat Sink Design

This document outlines a MATLAB-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation for optimizing a heat sink design. It includes parameters for the heat sink's dimensions, material properties, fluid characteristics, and heat load, as well as calculations for Reynolds number, Nusselt number, convective heat transfer coefficient, surface temperature, and thermal resistance. The results are displayed in a formatted output, providing essential thermal performance metrics for the heat sink.

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MATLAB CFD for Heat Sink Design

This document outlines a MATLAB-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation for optimizing a heat sink design. It includes parameters for the heat sink's dimensions, material properties, fluid characteristics, and heat load, as well as calculations for Reynolds number, Nusselt number, convective heat transfer coefficient, surface temperature, and thermal resistance. The results are displayed in a formatted output, providing essential thermal performance metrics for the heat sink.

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%% MATLAB-Based CFD Simulation for Heat Sink Optimization

clc; clear; close all;

% Design Parameters (Baseline)


L_base = 100e-3; % Base Length (m)
W_base = 100e-3; % Base Width (m)
th_base = 5e-3; % Base Thickness (m)
H_fins = 20e-3; % Fin Height (m)
D_fins = 4e-3; % Fin Diameter (m)
S_fins = 6e-3; % Fin Spacing (m, edge-to-edge)

% Material Properties
k_al = 237; % Thermal Conductivity of Aluminum (W/m.K)

% Fluid Properties (Air at 25C)


rho_air = 1.184; % Density (kg/m^3)
Cp_air = 1005; % Specific Heat Capacity (J/kg.K)
mu_air = 1.85e-5; % Dynamic Viscosity (Pa.s)
k_air = 0.0262; % Thermal Conductivity (W/m.K)
Pr_air = Cp_air * mu_air / k_air; % Prandtl Number

% Heat Load
Q = 100; % Total Heat Input (W)
V_air = 2; % Air Velocity (m/s)

% CFD Grid
Nx = 50; % Grid points in X
Ny = 50; % Grid points in Y
Nz = 50; % Grid points in Z

% Computational Mesh
x = linspace(0, L_base, Nx);
y = linspace(0, W_base, Ny);
z = linspace(0, H_fins, Nz);

% Heat Transfer Coefficient Estimation


Re = (rho_air * V_air * D_fins) / mu_air; % Reynolds Number
Nu = 0.023 * Re^(0.8) * Pr_air^(0.3); % Nusselt Number
h = (Nu * k_air) / D_fins; % Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient

% Efficiency and Overall Heat Transfer Calculation


Afins = pi * D_fins * H_fins * 100; % Total Fin Surface Area
Abase = L_base * W_base;
Atotal = Abase + Afins;
Ts = (Q / (h * Atotal)) + 25; % Surface Temperature (Assuming Ta,i = 25C)

% Thermal Resistance Calculation


Rth = (Ts - 25) / Q;

% Display Results
fprintf('Reynolds Number: %.2f\n', Re);
fprintf('Nusselt Number: %.2f\n', Nu);
fprintf('Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient: %.2f W/m^2.K\n', h);
fprintf('Surface Temperature: %.2f C\n', Ts);
fprintf('Thermal Resistance: %.5f K/W\n', Rth);

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