METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER AUGMENTATION FOR AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS COOLED BY CONVECTION

摘要

A method and apparatus for radiative heat transfer augmentation for aviation electronic equipments cooled by forced and/or natural convection are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first heat dissipation device to dissipate heat from the aviation electronic equipments housed in an aviation electronic equipment rack using forced convection. Further, the apparatus includes a second heat dissipation device to enhance heat dissipation from the aviation electronic equipments by radiation and natural convection. Furthermore, the second heat dissipation device is strategically disposed with respect to aircraft skin and configured to maximize radiative view factor.