Convoluted fin heat sinks with base topography for thermal enhancement
AssigneeThermal Form & Function LLC
InventorsCatharina R. Biber, Vincent Campanella
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for enhancing thermal performance of a heat transfer device. A fin pack is generated from a flat sheet of metal, the fin having a plurality of radiussed conduit top portions and a reciprocal plurality of radiussed conduit bottom portions, for transferring heat. The radiussed conduit bottom portions of the fin are attached to a base plate. The base plate comprises a series of grooves and risers for closely approximating the shape of the radiussed conduit portions. The radiussed fin portions nest in the configuration of grooves and risers to maximize the contact area between the fin and the base plate.
Claims9
An improved heat transfer device comprises:
- a fin generated from a flat sheet of metal, the fin having a plurality of radiussed conduit top portions and a reciprocal plurality of radiussed conduit bottom portions, for transferring heat;
- a base plate for attachment to the radiussed conduit bottom portions of the fin, the base plate including a random arrangement of grooves and risers for closely approximating the radiussed conduit portions;
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- a bonding agent applied to the bottom of the fin for affixing the fin to the base plate, whereby the bonding agent allows the radiussed conduit bottom portions of the fin to nest in the plurality of grooves and risers to maximize a contact area between the fin and the base plate.
A method for improving heat transfer, comprising the steps of:
- providing a sheet of metal;
- forming a plurality of corrugations in the metal to generate a fin pack defined by an approximate square wave shape with radiussed portions;
- providing a base plate;
- applying a bonding agent to a bottom surface of the fin pack to attach a selected plurality of the radiussed portions of the fin pack to the base plate;
- defining a random arrangement of grooves and risers at a joining surface of the bonding agent between the fin pack and the base plate to receive and nest one or more of the selected plurality of radiussed portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.