{"id":182160,"date":"2024-05-05T07:13:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T07:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=182160"},"modified":"2024-05-05T09:43:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T09:43:32","slug":"design-scenarios-for-thermal-safety-of-cpus","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/design-scenarios-for-thermal-safety-of-cpus\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Scenarios for thermal safety of CPUs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display: flex;\"><a class=\"discovery-attachments\" href=\"https:\/\/ansys13.ansys.com\/KnowledgeArticles\/Discovery\/AER_Discovery\/Ensuring%20Thermal%20Safety\/Design%20Scenarios%20for%20thermal%20safety%20of%20CPUs.pdf\"> <i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <\/i> Design Scenarios for thermal safety of CPUs\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In this article we will explore design scenarios using Ansys Discovery to lower the temperature of the CPUs, and thus ensure thermal safety by altering the material, altering the geometry, and altering the heat sink operating environment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-182161 size-large\" src=\"\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/05\/Forced-Convection-1024x391.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/05\/Forced-Convection-1024x391.png 1024w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/05\/Forced-Convection-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/05\/Forced-Convection-768x293.png 768w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/05\/Forced-Convection-24x9.png 24w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/05\/Forced-Convection-36x14.png 36w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/05\/Forced-Convection-48x18.png 48w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/05\/Forced-Convection.png 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Refer the attached document and <a href=\"https:\/\/ansys13.ansys.com\/KnowledgeArticles\/Discovery\/AER_Discovery\/Ensuring%20Thermal%20Safety\/Design%20Variations%20Simulatiion%20Files.zip&quot;\">Simulation files <\/a> on how to set up test cases, update design to analyze the impact of the material, geometry and heat sink operating environment on heat sink performance. 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