Question: A processor chip dissipates 5 2 W and is cooled by a fan at a convection coefficient of 4 5 W / m 2 K

A processor chip dissipates 52 W and is cooled by a fan at a
convection coefficient of 45 W/m 2 K. The chip is attached to a
fin array with a total surface area of 30,000 mm 2. The total
mass of the chip plus fins is 58 g and the average specific heat
of the assembly is 808 J/kgK. The chip is switched on at 20C
and air from the fan is at 20C throughout. Conductivity of the
fins, the chip and the interface between them is high enough
that they can be treated as a single lumped capacitance.
Lumped capacitance
If the chip is running at 58C, and is then switched off, and the fan
keeps running, how long does it take to cool to 28C?
What is the temperature 2 minutes after the chip is switched off?

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