Yuping Wang
Academic Specialist
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Review and Practice on Electronics Cooling
Electronic devices, whether tiny microprocessors or large LED display panels, can be found in almost all areas of modern technology, and in each application, thermal management always presents a challenge. The heat generated during the device operation needs to be dissipated effectively to prevent overheating, and hence to maintain an optimal and stable performance and extend the lifespan of the system as well. For this project, students are expected to understand the importance and common methods used for electronics cooling. Each student team is to design, build, analyze, and test a heat transfer device that aims to enhance cooling from an electrically heated plate (simulating an electronic device). A box fan is available to provide airflow within a specified range. The objective of the design is to minimize the operating temperature of the plate when 20W of power is supplied. A second part of the project is for each team to choose and review a specific electronics cooling unit or conduct a general review on various cooling solutions for electronic systems. On the testing day, each team will have 15 minutes to set up, demonstrate/test, and dissemble their device. In addition, they will also prepare a PowerPoint slide show for the audience to explain their design decisions, fabrication, operations and thermal analysis of their device.
| TIME | STATION | TEAM MEMBERS |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | A | Hannah Crist, Stephanie Glaspie, Jordyn Porter, Aida Soltanian, Larissa Tacaoca Honda |
| | B | Julio Dam, Elizabeth Grant, Jacob Greca, Kylie Keller |
| 8:15 | A | Mariam Farran, Matthew Luxhoj, Vanessa Mendez-Valencia, Will Stamatakos |
| | B | Joe Dumais, Easton Knott, Luke Naughton, Logan Trierweiler |
| 8:30 | A | Jacob Ervin, Andrew laquaniello, Connor Mackenzie, Kaden Swierkos |
| | B | Shivam Pandey, Uma Pentakota, Garrett Westphall, Judson Wise |
| 8:45 | A | Eric Dutkiewicz, Arinc Kuloglu, Yash Patil, Noah Rocktensuess |
| | B | Sydney Bush, Ryan Harth, Jared Zammit, Rachel Zubrzycki |
| 9:00 | A | Blake Bur, Brian Cheladyn, Ben Kruk, Kieran Velasquez |
| | B | Wenhao Jin, Daniel Krahn, Joshua Picciano, Cameron Tsivitse |
| 9:15 | A | Sydney Agius, Brendan Cruz, Ryan Gioffreda, Jp Nelson |
| | B | Mallory Brooks, Deleena Fajou, Ari Mustafaraj, Nick Opolka |
| 9:30 | A | Malachi Locke, Ihsan Murtadho, Reeddhiman Rhythm, Paddy Toole |
| | B | Mohammed Al Abri, Hussain Ashkanani, Ryan Bilsky, Gunnar Carroll |
| 9:45 | A | Eli Carey, Max Fried, Kody Simmons, Justin Tyack |
| | B | Manbir Chadha, Ian Ladd, Saransh Mehta, Aditya Varma |
| 10:00 | A | Parker Bentley, Sean Britt, Jake Dumais, Haley Dyer |
| | B | Luca Boson, Anthony Demaio, Alex Goolsby, Gerrid Rutledge |
| 10:15 | A | Jackson Larkin, Cade Smith, Kyle Taormina, Jeremy Wall |
| | B | Eathan Bentley, Max Doty, Josh Machuca-Gonzalez, Nathan Zavsza |
| 10:30 | A | Philip Bereznicki, Joey Harwood, Payson Kotel, Matthew Russell |
| | B | David Benkes-Toth, Chad Fowler, Alexander Le, Brock Strebeck |
| 10:45 | A | Huseyin Canoglu, Berk Demirci, Jash Modi, Ava Shumaker |
| | B | Ryan Cornellier, Kenneth Gordon, Emma Luzbetak, Monica Roberts |
| 11:00 | A | Jack Jackson, Chase Marcath, Miko Parkinson, Deyuan Wang |
| B | John Burroughs, Lucy Kiloustian, Lizzie Kooistra, Jacob Rubino | |
| 11:15 | A | Aaron Dawson, Kennedy Kullman, Dylan Miron, Austin Pier |
| B | Gavin Lahousse, Elizabeth Milne, Stephen Moussiaux, Ethan Newman | |
| 11:30 | A | Chris Definis, Nathan Downie, Nick Mercer, Matthew Osborn |
| B | Zachary Colo, Liam Cooney, Stephan Freitag, Logan Nicks |