Domestic Hot Water Heating, ‘Wat-er’ Waste of Energy. Part 1: Pun Intended

Domestic Hot Water Heating, ‘Wat-er’ Waste of Energy. Part 1: Pun Intended

Human technical prowess relies heavily on the conversion of energy from one form to another, to meet our needs. Physiological…

If You’re Going to Lose it, You Might as Well Use it!

If You’re Going to Lose it, You Might as Well Use it!

A lot of engineering involves the management of energies, converting them from one form to another, channeling off useful work…

Thermal Bottlenecks. This is Hot, This is Why.

Thermal Bottlenecks. This is Hot, This is Why.

There are 475,000 Google search hits for ‘thermal bottleneck’. It’s a well recognised phrase playing on a very obvious analogy….

Blue LEDs. Since When is Improvement Invention?

Blue LEDs. Since When is Improvement Invention?

Lighting accounts for ~20% of the world’s total energy consumption. This is a staggering statistic. Why so much? Historically a…

The Electronics Cooling Metaphorical Drinking Game

The Electronics Cooling Metaphorical Drinking Game

There are a handful of quoted and re-quoted drivers, concepts and technologies in the electronics cooling industry.  Be it a…

Xilinx Patent for Critical Tj Prediction

Xilinx Patent for Critical Tj Prediction

A recently issued patent describes a process by which the critical IC temperature (junction temperature, Tj) can be determined in…

Dell Precision – Spot on Thermal Design

Dell Precision – Spot on Thermal Design

Develop 3D is a UK based Magazine and Website focussing on the technologies involved in product design. The latest copy…

Top 10 FloTHERM V10 Features – #11: Odds and Sods

Top 10 FloTHERM V10 Features – #11: Odds and Sods

A release so good it has 11 best top 10 features, very Spinal Tap. I thought I’d wrap up this…

Top 10 FloTHERM V10 Features – #10: Improved Solar Calculator

Top 10 FloTHERM V10 Features – #10: Improved Solar Calculator

Arguably the most important (and often least well characterised) parameter controlling the temperature of electronic products is their power dissipation….