calculate thermal resistance of alumimium heatsink

bigpanda · 17th September 2008, 05:44 AM

How can we calculate (or at least approx.) the thermal resistance of a piece of large heatsink? I do have some power resistor with heatsink around them.

pilli · 17th September 2008, 09:14 AM

http://sound.westhost.com/heatsinks.htm

http://web.telia.com/~u85920178/begin/heat-0.htm

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/mgiaco/e...htm#Assemblage
(in French language)

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17th September 2008, 05:44 AM	#1
bigpanda diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: HKSAR	calculate thermal resistance of alumimium heatsink How can we calculate (or at least approx.) the thermal resistance of a piece of large heatsink? I do have some power resistor with heatsink around them.

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pilli diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2006	http://sound.westhost.com/heatsinks.htm http://web.telia.com/~u85920178/begin/heat-0.htm http://pagesperso-orange.fr/mgiaco/e...htm#Assemblage (in French language) _

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