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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Pradeep Chandra Babu Salapakkam, Schenectady, NY (US);
RI LI, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Mehmet Arik, Niskayuna, NY (US);
William Dwight Gerstler, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Bryan Patrick Whalen, Ganesvoort, NY (US);
Inventors:
Pradeep Chandra Babu Salapakkam, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ri Li, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Mehmet Arik, Niskayuna, NY (US);
William Dwight Gerstler, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Bryan Patrick Whalen, Ganesvoort, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); H01L 23/467 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01); F28F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2013.01); H01L 23/467 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0029 (2013.01); F28F 3/02 (2013.01); F28F 2250/02 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat sink with shape-optimized fins provides for improved heat transfer. Synthetic jets create vortices which enhance heat transfer and cooling of downstream fins, while the shape of the fins limits pressure drop in the flow over the cooling fins.