FAMU-FSU Engineering Team Selected for NASA Project
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FAMU-FSU Engineering Team Selected for NASA Project
#NASATeam
Research Terms
Alternative Energy Solar Energy Engineering Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics Heat Transfer
Keywords
Fuel Cells Heat Transfer Hydrogen Technologies Renewable Energy Solar Energy Conversion Thermal Energy Storage Thermal Management Thermodynamics
Energy and Sustainability Center
| Director |
Juan Ordonez |
| Phone | 850-644-8405 |
| Website | http://esc.fsu.edu |
| Mission | The Energy and Sustainability Center is set up to address the most challenging energy issues related to the use of alternative energy through the development of innovative solutions for consumers and industry. |
Managing the heat generated in electronics continues to be challenge. This is especially true as electronic devices are getting smaller and smaller while becoming more and more powerful. This is true for almost all electronic components, including printed circuit boards (PCBs).
The current technology includes a dendritic cooling layer that has non-intuitive dendritic structures that minimize peak temperature. Another embodiment of the invention includes a dendritic cooling layer that is compatible with current PCB fabrication techniques. In some instances, the dendritic cooling layer that has an adjustable tolerance to meet fabrication limits.
The innovative technology generates a dendritic high conductivity path suitable for PCBs and identifies a process to manufacture the high conductivity layer compatible to those used in PCB construction. The methodology produces the geometry of a cooling layer for a multilayer PCBs following constructal theory principles.
