Optimization of the design parameters of Parallel-Plain Fin heat sink module cooling phenomenon based on the Taguchi method

This paper presents an effective method for predicting and optimizing the cooling performance of Parallel-Plain Fin (PPF) heat sink module based on the Taguchi method. The numerical simulative analyses of PPF heat sink module have been constructed to understand the affecting situation of its related modeling parameters. The design parameters evaluated are the outline design of the heat sink module and the wind capacity of fan, and the highest temperature (or thermal resistance) of this module is considered as the performance characteristics. Taguchi method for design of experiment (DOE) and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) are employed to efficiently seek the combination of optimized design parameters. From the numerical simulative analyses, the optimum design parameters to obtain the lowest value of the highest temperature (or thermal resistance) are found, which is the target of this research. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.