A Practical Application of Topology Optimization for Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics

A Practical Application of Topology Optimization for Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics

Scholten, T.C.

van der Kolk, M. (mentor)

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Precision and Microsystems Engineering (PME)

2017-02-27

Topology optimization is widely used within the academic environment. It is however not yet a standard design tool within the commercial industry. My research aims to shorten this gap by applying a topology optimization for an industrial design load. The design load is from a Printed Circuit Assembly (PCA) that requires active cooling in order to function within specification. The PCA is cooled with a water cooled plate. The topology optimization is used to find the optimal distribution of the cooling channels such that optimal cooling is provided. The first part of my research describes a conceptual design for the cooling of the PCA. The thermal behavior of the design is predicted with a Finite Element analysis and the results are verified by means of an experimental measurement setup. The second part is the practical application of the topology optimization. The topology optimization is applied to the heat transfer and fluid dynamics that govern the behavior of the cool plate. Multiple water inlet and outlet positions are considered. A comment is given on which is the best performing design. An experimental measurement setup is created with the optimized design, and the difference in performance between the optimized and the baseline design is measured.

Topology Optimization
Fluid Dynamics
Heat transfer
ASML
Prototype
Measurement
FEM

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Student theses

master thesis

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