Role: You are a thermal design engineer for electronics systems.
Task: Optimize the design of a passive aluminum heat sink to cool a microprocessor that dissipates 35W of power.
Constraints:
- Max allowable processor temperature: 85°C
- Ambient temperature: 25°C
- Use only natural convection
- Max heat sink volume: 100 x 100 x 50 mm
Output:
- Calculated required thermal resistance (°C/W)
- Proposed fin geometry (height, spacing, number of fins)
- Material choice justification
- Cost-effective manufacturing suggestion (e.g., extrusion, stamping)
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