Development and implementation of novel processor cooling technologies

Processors are the computational core of a computer system, and the most important component governing a computer’s overall performance. As processors increase in computational power, their required electrical power and the resulting heat generated correspondingly rise. A processor cooling system is therefore necessary to prevent the processor from overheating. Although processor cooling research has been ongoing for years, there still exists significant room for improvement that can lead to enhanced processor performance, which is the primary goal of applications ranging from supercomputing to high-frequency (equities) trading. State-of-the-art techniques for processor cooling include the use of microchannels, spray cooling, jet impingement, heat pipes, vapour chambers, and thermoelectric cooling.The objective of the proposed research is to develop a processor cooling method that outperforms the current state-of-art methods (most of which use microchannels). This project is a continuation of a previous Mitacs project with the same objective. TO BE CONT”D

Faculty Supervisor:

Laurent Mydlarski

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Partner:

Hypertechnologie CIARA Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

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