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Annual Review of Heat Transfer
Vish Prasad (open in a new tab) Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76207, USA
Yogesh Jaluria (open in a new tab) Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers-New Brunswick, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Zhuomin M. Zhang (open in a new tab) George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA

ISSN Print: 1049-0787

ISSN Online: 2375-0294

SJR: 0.363 SNIP: 0.21 CiteScore™:: 1.8

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RECENT ADVANCES IN TWO-PHASE THERMAL GROUND PLANES

pages 101-153
DOI: 10.1615/AnnualRevHeatTransfer.2015011163
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ABSTRACT

The continual miniaturization and sophistication of power electronics has resulted in higher heat fluxes−driving thermal management away from single-phase, metallic heat spreaders/sinks toward two-phase heat spreaders or thermal ground planes (TGPs). TGPs are capable of achieving ultra-high effective thermal conductivities and mitigating concentrated heat fluxes upward of 1 kW/cm2. Their advancement, however, will require further research and development, especially with regard to novel wicking structures, surface preparations, flow path configurations, and ultrathin form factors. In so doing, the TGP will continue to be an effective surface-to-sink (noninvasive) thermal management device capable of meeting stringent application constraints such as size, weight, and power. This chapter focuses on the recent advances in TGPs−specifically vapor chambers and flat-plate oscillating heat pipes−for achieving the next generation of high heat flux transport. An emphasis on novel wicking structures, surface engineering, overall geometry/shapes, and thermal performance will be provided. The ongoing challenges for achieving the next-generation TGP for highly efficient thermal spreading will be discussed in detail.

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