A subspace method for 3D multiscale heat sink modelling and optimization
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Journal Article
Abstract
The increasing computational demands of modern microprocessors require efficient thermal management solutions. To address this design challenge, a novel 3D multiscale heat sink modelling and optimization framework is presented. The approach combines a multiscale momentum model with an iterative temperature-flux projection scheme that accurately resolves heat transport across the entire macroscale domain without relying on traditional homogenization methods. Unlike conventional fixed-grid topology optimization approaches, the framework maintains solution accuracy near solid/fluid interfaces while achieving superior computational efficiency, reducing memory requirements and computation time relative to equivalent explicit single scale simulations. Bayesian optimization is utilised to demonstrate the framework’s practical utility by designing multiscale heat sinks with hundreds of unit cells subject to homogeneous, and more accurate in-homogeneous surface heat flux, achieving significantly larger heat transfer in both cases, while maintaining pressure drop constraints. This framework enables the practical optimization of complex 3D heat sink designs at multiscale resolutions previously intractable with traditional explicit modelling approaches.
Date Issued
2025-09-01
Date Acceptance
2025-07-14
Citation
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization: computer-aided optimal design of stressed solids and multidisciplinary systems, 2025, 68 (9)
ISSN
1615-147X
Publisher
Springer
Journal / Book Title
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization: computer-aided optimal design of stressed solids and multidisciplinary systems
Volume
68
Issue
9
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Identifier
10.1007/s00158-025-04088-7
Subjects
Heat sink modelling
Multiscale modelling
Heat transfer
Heat sink optimization
Multiscale optimization
Topology optimization
Bayesian optimization
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 167
Date Publish Online
2025-08-30