Thermal design optimization of evaporator micropillar wicks

• Main Authors: Somasundaram, Sivanand, Zhu, Yangying, Lu, Zhengmao, Adera, Solomon, Bin, He, Mengyao, Wei, Tan, Chuan Seng, Wang, Evelyn N.
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering; Vapor Chambers; Evaporator
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142783
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Heat pipes and vapor chambers act as efficient heat spreaders since they rely on phase change of the coolant. The evaporator design is critical and typically high performance is characterized by the high heat dissipation capability with low thermal resistance. In the past, there have been numerous e...