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From Megawatts to Milliwatts; sub-micron scale thermal modelling with FloTHERM

From Megawatts to Milliwatts; sub-micron scale thermal modelling with FloTHERM

Joseph Fourier led a full and interesting life. Apart from his obvious legacy of Fourier’s Law that relates the temperature…

What! All that just for that? The bonkers world of CPU cooling.

What! All that just for that? The bonkers world of CPU cooling.

My colleague Ed and I were marvelling the other day at the CPU cooling unit from one of our training…

Ho, Ho, Ho! Facebook moves to Lapland

Ho, Ho, Ho! Facebook moves to Lapland

What do you call someone who doesn’t believe in Father Christmas? A rebel without a Claus. Right, that’s that out…

All Detailed Thermal IC Package Models are Wrong… Probably

All Detailed Thermal IC Package Models are Wrong… Probably

‘Rubbish In -> Rubbish Out’ is a well accepted fact in the world of simulation. Regardless of the technical capabilities…

Underfloor Electric Heating. Part III – Penny wise, pound foolish.

Underfloor Electric Heating. Part III – Penny wise, pound foolish.

It would only have cost me an extra £170, a small extra compared to the cost of the rest of…

Underfloor Electric Heating. Part II – Infrared Thermography

Underfloor Electric Heating. Part II – Infrared Thermography

3D simulation can provide a detailed prediction of temperature and heat flux values at 10s of 1000s of points in…

Underfloor Electric Heating. Part I: In by Christmas

Underfloor Electric Heating. Part I: In by Christmas

It’s been over two years since the foundations went in for the extension we’re building on our house. In that…

Come, meet FloTHERM/VENT/EFD users, learn and enjoy!

Come, meet FloTHERM/VENT/EFD users, learn and enjoy!

As a FloTHERM, FloVENT or FloEFD user you might not realise it but you are part of a global and…

PC Overclocking and Aftermarket Modding. Part III – Power vs. Frequency?

PC Overclocking and Aftermarket Modding. Part III – Power vs. Frequency?

Thermal simulation of electronic systems using FloTHERM usually involve the definition of the 3D geometry and relevant material properties, specification…