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Remotely Located Heat Sink

Heat Sink And Thermal Design
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Heat Sink Design Goals and Constraints

  • 10 Watt heat load
  • Space constraint (inadequate space for heat sink on heat source)
  • Low cost and weight heat sink solution
  • Avoid existing electronics

Heat Sink Solution:

Heat Pipe Heatsink

The solution, designed by Enertron engineers, is composed of a heat collector, a heat pipe, a fin channel, and an axial fan. The primary constraint with the application was that there was not enough space to mount the heat sink directly to the heat source. For this reason a remote heat dissipation unit was designed. The heat collector mounts directly to the heat source. A heat pipe carries the heat from the heat collector to the fin channel, where it is dissipated to the ambient by forced convection using a small axial fan.


Heat Sink Manufacturing

To design an effective solution, Enertron engineers had to work closely with the customer. CAD files were exchanged regularly to ensure that the solution would not interfere with any existing electronics. The enclosure was designed to allow a proper airflow path through the fan and heat sink.


To learn more about remotely located heat sinks, or if you have an application you would like to discuss, please call one of our engineers at 1-877-ENERTRON (1-877-363-7876).

Heat Pipe And Thermal Solutions