Thermal Design – Heat Sinks, Thermoelectrics, Heat Pipes, Compact Heat Exchangers and Solar Cells

HoSung Lee, PhD, is Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at Western Michigan University.

Preface. Chapter 1 Introduction. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Human and Energy. 1.3 Thermodynamics. 1.4 Heat Transfer. References. Chapter 2 Heat Sinks. 2.1 Longitudinal Fin of Rectangular Profile. 2.2 Heat Transfer from Fin. 2.3 Fin Effectiveness. 2.4 Fin Efficiency. 2.5 Corrected Profile Length. 2.6 Optimizations. 2.7 Multiple Fin Array I. 2.8 Multiple Fin Array II. 2.9 Thermal Resistance and Overall Efficiency. 2.10 Fin Design with Thermal Radiation. References. Problems. Projects. Chapter 3 Thermoelectrics. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Seebeck Effect. 3.3 Peltier Effect. 3.4 Figure of Merit. 3.5 Thermoelectric Generator (TEG). 3.6 Thermoelectric Coolers (TEC). 3.7 Applications. 3.8 Design Example. References. Problems. Chapter 4 Heat Pipes. 4.1 Operation of Heat Pipe. 4.2 Surface Tension. 4.3 Heat Transfer Limitations. 4.4 Heat Pipe Thermal Resistance. 4.5 Variable Conductance Heat Pipes (VCHP). 4.6 Loop Heat Pipes. 4.7 Micro Heat Pipes. 4.8 Working Fluid. 4.9 Wick Structures. 4.10 Design Example. References. Problems. Design Problem. Chapter 5 Compact Heat Exchangers. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Fundamentals of Heat Exchangers. 5.3 Double-Pipe Heat Exchangers. 5.4 Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers. 5.5 Plate Heat Exchangers (PHE). 5.6 Pressure Drops in Compact Heat Exchangers. 5.7 Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers. 5.8 Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers. 5.9 Louver-Fin-Type Flat-tube Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers. References. Problems. Double Pipe Heat Exchanger. Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger. Plate Heat Exchanger. Finned-Tube Heat Exchanger. Plate-Fin Heat Exchanger. Louver-Fin-Type Plate-Fin Heat Exchanger. Chapter 6 Solar Cells. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Quantum Mechanics. 6.3 Density of States. 6.4 Equilibrium Intrinsic Carrier Concentration. 6.5 Extrinsic Semiconductors in Thermal Equilibrium. 6.6 Generation and Recombination. 6.7 Recombination. 6.8 Carrier Transport. 6.9 Minority Carrier Transport. 6.10 Characteristics of Solar Cells. 6.11 Additional Topics. 6.12 Modeling. 6.13 Design of a Solar Cell. References. Problems. Introduction. Quantum Mechanics. Density of State. Equilibrium Intrinsic Carrier Concentration. Extrinsic Semiconductor in Thermal Equilibrium. Generation and Recombination. Recombination. Carrier Transport. Minority Carrier Lifetime. Characteristic of Solar Cell. Modeling. Solar Cell Design. Appendix A Thermophysical Properties. Appendix B Thermoelectrics. Appendix C Pipe Dimensions. Appendix D Curve Fitting of Working Fluids. Appendix E Tutorial I for 2-D. Appendix F Tutorial II for 3-D. Appendix G Computational Work of Heat Pipe. Appendix H Computational Work of Heat Sink. Appendix I Tutorial for MathCAD. INDEX.