Abstract:This paper presents experimental results of thermal contact conductance between an electronics board and rack infrastructure. For line replaceable units using liquid conduction cooling, the baseplate-cold plate interface introduces a critical thermal resistance. Using a dedicated experimental set-up that measures temperature gradients across such interfaces, this study systematically analyses key design parameters, such as surface roughness, contact pressure, coatings, such as nickel and tin plating, and the a… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.