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 W and is cooled by a fan at a
convection coefficient of Wm K The chip is attached to a
fin array with a total surface area of mm The total
mass of the chip plus fins is g and the average specific heat
of the assembly is JkgK The chip is switched on at C
and air from the fan is at C 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 C and is then switched off, and the fan
keeps running, how long does it take to cool to C
What is the temperature minutes after the chip is switched off?
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