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Microfluidic Cooling System
Micro Tech-mod
Course: SCI 6477 Nano Micro Macro: Adaptive Material Laboratory (with SEAS)
Instructor: Jonathan Grinham, Joanna Aizenberg
Collaborator: Shuyue Li, Xing Zhao
Date: Feb.-Mar., 2021
The use of microfluidic technology has been successfully applied in cooling the miniaturized electronic devices. Here, we try to use an integral cooling system for microchips. By changing the pattern of the microfluidic chip, it is promising to increase the surface convection with electronic chips, namely, the cooling rate.
KEYWORDS:
Microfluidic, Electronic Device, Cooling Rate
OBJECTIVES
The micro-scale is to explore microfluidic systems. Nature uses multi-scale fluids flows to transport nutrients, regulate temperature, tune optical properties, and control many other functions. These and other functions have been translated into microfluidic devices for medical, wearable, and electronic devices using soft lithography.
Concept
The use of microfluidic technology has been successfully applied in cooling the miniaturized electronic devices. Here, we try to use an integral cooling system for microchips. By changing the pattern of the microfluidic chip, it is promising to increase the surface convection with electronic chips, namely, the cooling rate.
Vascular Material: Area Shape Factor
Applications
Bioinspired Design for Thin Film Wearable and Building Cooling Systems
Fabrication & Simulation
By using the bifurcated structure’s character of improving the fluid flow distribution and thermal distribution, we designed the prototype with a branching pattern. The geometry produces more surface convection, which enables it to have a better performance of cooling the electronic devices.
Soft Lithography Mold
COMSOL FEM Analysis
Fabrication Gallery
FEM Analysis
Stationary - Velocity Magnitude
Dynamic - Temperature
Cooling Effect
Infrared Imaging
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