Title:
Thermomechanical modeling and brittle interface characterization for on-chip fluidic cooler in microelectronic packages

dc.contributor.advisor Sitaraman, Suresh K.
dc.contributor.author Woodrum, David Casey
dc.contributor.committeeMember Bakir, Muhannah
dc.contributor.committeeMember Joshi, Yogendra
dc.contributor.committeeMember Kottke, Peter
dc.contributor.committeeMember Xia, Shuman
dc.contributor.committeeMember Wilcoxon, Ross
dc.contributor.department Mechanical Engineering
dc.date.accessioned 2020-05-20T16:58:50Z
dc.date.available 2020-05-20T16:58:50Z
dc.date.created 2020-05
dc.date.issued 2020-01-10
dc.date.submitted May 2020
dc.date.updated 2020-05-20T16:58:50Z
dc.description.abstract The overall goal of this work is to develop a reliable microfluidic architecture for high heat-flux microelectronic applications by experimentally characterizing glass-silicon interface. This is achieved through an innovative technique and by employing numerical simulations and analytical models to ensure that the interface will not crack or delaminate under given pressure and temperature conditions. This work also aims to examine microfluidic architectures of different generations and designs to achieve its goal. Thus, the first objective of this work is to perform a thermomechanical analysis of a high-pressure, two-phase microfluidic cooler using numerical models. The next objective is to develop a reliable microfluidic architecture with an appropriate pin-fin configuration. This requires characterizing and understanding the failure modes through analysis of various generations of prototype thermal test vehicles for high-pressure two-phase cooling. These models underscored the significance of understanding the failure mode of the silicon-glass interface and provide context for the third and fourth objectives. The third objective involves analyzing the mechanical behavior of the silicon-glass interface through using pin fin optimization models to design thermal test vehicles as well as experimental pressure test devices. These models and resulting devices work in tandem with the experimental methodology of objective fourth. The fourth and final objective is to develop an innovative experimental test technique for evaluating the mechanical performance of a silicon-glass interface. By using a pressurized cavity to apply load on the silicon-glass interface, this test more accurately mimics the conditions of a high-pressure microfluidic cooler than existing test techniques for evaluating brittle interfaces.
dc.description.degree Ph.D.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/62743
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology
dc.subject Microfluidic cooling
dc.subject Pin fin
dc.subject Reliability modeling
dc.subject Finite-element modeling
dc.title Thermomechanical modeling and brittle interface characterization for on-chip fluidic cooler in microelectronic packages
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Dissertation
dspace.entity.type Publication
local.contributor.advisor Sitaraman, Suresh K.
local.contributor.corporatename George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
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thesis.degree.level Doctoral
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