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Cooling Mode and Heat Flux
Heat flux for various cooling modes
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The table below can be used to indicate the maximum heat flux for various cooling modes.
| Cooling Mode | Heat Flux (kW/m2) |
| Free Convection Air | 0.5 |
| Forced Convection Air | 5 |
| Free Convection Immersion | 10 |
| Forced Convection Immersion | 500 |
| Forced Convection Boiling | 1000 |
| Impingement Air | 10 |
| Jet Immersion, single phase | 400 |
| Jet Immersion, boiling | 900 |
- 1 Btu/ ft2 h = 3.1525 W/m2
Based on 85oC surface temperature and 20oC ambient temperature.
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