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Heat Sink Sizing

Required thermal resistance or convective surface area to dissipate a given power at an allowable temperature rise. Use the thermal-resistance mode to compare against a heat sink's datasheet Rθ, or the area mode for a first-pass fin/plate sizing.

power source, q fins, area A, coefficient h ΔT = q·Rθ or q = h·A·ΔT
Finned heat sink dissipating power q to ambient air.

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