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ANALYZING THE THERMOMECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF TG400G MATERIAL SUBSTRATE CORE UNDER IMMERSION COOLING
(2023-08-15)The relentless surge in demand for seamless information exchange through consumer electronics, driven by the indispensable role of the Internet, has given rise to an unprecedented need for data centres. Yet, the energy ... -
EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF VERTICALLY SPLIT DISTRIBUTION WET- COOLING MEDIA USED IN DIRECT EVAPORATIVE COOLING OF DATA CENTER
When operating in direct evaporative cooling (DEC) mode, the amount of moisture added to a system can be controlled by frequently modulating water supply to the wet cooling media. Though many challenges arise due to ... -
Effect of Underfill Material & Gap Height on Reliability of low-k Large-Die Flip Chip Package under thermal Loading
The reliability assessment of package assembly is important to predict the performance of any microelectronic devices. Formation of fatigue cracks at the interface between the solder joint and component is the common failure ... -
Monitoring Calcification in Rigid Wet Cooling Media Used in Direct Evaporative Cooling of Data Centers.
Rigid wet cooling media is a key component of direct and indirect evaporative cooling systems. Evaporation is the process of a substance in a liquid state changing to a gaseous state. When water evaporates only H2O molecules ... -
Board Level Solder Joint Reliability Assessment Study of Megtron 6 Vs FR-4 Under Power Cycling and Thermal Cycling
High frequency laminates like Nelco N4000-13, Isola FR408 and Panasonic Megtron 6 packages gained popularity among the industry due to better and improved electrical performances, Improved impedance control, low moisture ... -
Development of an advanced geometry toolkit framework for fitting complex topology-optimized mesh structures
Additive Manufacturing is playing a significant role in developing complex geometries which are not possible by conventional Manufacturing Processes. Topology optimization is playing key a role in deciding conceptual design ... -
ENERGY ANALYSIS OF REAR DOOR HEAT EXCHANGERS IN DATA CENTERS WITH DYNAMIC WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION
(2022-12-20)In recent years, applications including IoT (Internet of Things), content delivery, and 5G have created a large demand for low-latency access to data processing and data storage. Traditional centralized data centers weren’t ... -
Accelerated Performance Degradation of Single-Phase Cold Plates for Direct-to-chip Liquid Cooled Data Centers
(2021-12-21)Expanding demands for cloud-based computing and storage, the Internet of Things, and AI-based applications have escalated thermal loads in high-density data centers which necessitated the utilization of more efficient ... -
INTERNAL PRESSURE RESPONSE OF A HUMAN HEAD SURROGATE MODEL SUBJECT TO VARIABLE IMPACT LOADING WITH FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
(2021-12-21)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) from blunt impacts to the head is a major cause of brain disease and dysfunction for thousands of people every year. Each year in the United States approximately 1 million TBI cases occur causing ... -
RELATING LINEAR AND ROTATIONAL ACCELERATIONS WITH INTERNAL PRESSURES DEVELOPED INSIDE HUMAN HEAD SURROGATE MODELS
(2021-12-21)Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a chronic disease process that is difficult to both detect and treat. TBI can result from blast, kinetic, sonic, and electromagnet energy sources. This research focuses on correlating the ... -
Multi-Parametric and Multi-Objective Optimization of Heatsinks for Forced and Natural Convection Based Single-Phase Immersion Cooling of Server
(2021-12-21)An increase in utility of internet-based services, cloud computing and greater performance demands due to rising AI and ML applications have led to a steep growth in GPU and CPU thermal design power. Efficient thermal ... -
Parametric Multi-Objective Optimization of Cold Plate for Single-Phase Immersion Cooling
(2023-05-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 05/16/2025** ABSTRACT: The increasing demand for high performance computing in applications such as Internet of Things, Deep Learning, Big data for crypto-mining, virtual ... -
IMPACT OF IMMERSION COOLING ON THERMO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NON-HALOGENATED CORE
(2023-05-22)The rise in demand for modern high-power systems, which require fast processing and frequent data storage, has resulted in an exceptional and unprecedented increase in power density and heat generation within data centers. ... -
Numerical modeling of damper configuration and arrangements for analysing thermal stratification in modular air handling units
(2023-05-22)Although air handling units are well established and maturated there are opportunities to optimize and improve the overall thermal and flow performance to reduce the carbon footprint of an air-cooled data center. Airside ... -
EFFECTS OF METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS IN POLYETHER BLOCK AMIDE ELASTOMER
(2023-05-19)Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are highly porous materials that find extensive applications in gas absorption and separation in recent years. These hybrid materials can be designed with specific pore sizes and voids to ... -
STEADY STATE AND TRANSIENT ANALYSIS OF HEAT TRANSFER IN A POROUS FIN WITH RADIALLY OUTWARDS PRESSURE-DRIVEN FLOW
(2023-05-31)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 05/15/2024** ABSTRACT: Thermal management and energy storage problems often utilize extended surfaces, also known as fins for enhanced heat transfer. Today fins are used ... -
EVALUATION OF SOLDER ALLOYS FOR BGA PACKAGE: A COMPARATIVE RELIABILITY STUDY USING ANSYS COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS
(2023-05-22)Temperature cycling failure of solder joints in Ball Grid Array (BGA) packages has become a critical issue in electronic manufacturing. This thesis specifically characterizes three different lead-free solder alloys (Pure ... -
Advancement of an Inhouse Aerospace Vehicle Design Synthesis System through the Introduction of a Novel Database-Knowledgebase System and by Improving the Geometry and Aerothermodynamic Disciplinary Processes
(2023-05-19)Throughout the years of aerospace vehicle design, the process in which a vehicle is designed has drastically improved from being primarily developed through trial and error, to using sophisticated synthesis systems. While ... -
MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED DIGITAL MATERIALS
(2023-05-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 05/15/2024** ABSTRACT: Over the past decades, additive manufacturing has become a critical material processing tool. All ranges of materials including polymers, composites, ... -
Fatigue Performance Modeling in Advanced Out-of-Autoclave Composites for Aerospace Applications
(2023-05-04)Increased application of composite materials in the military and civil applications renewed the interest to development of high-fidelity methodologies for predicting their performance characteristics. Besides the traditional ...