Numerical Simulation of Impingement Air Cooling From LSI Packages With Large Plate Fins by the Penalty Finite Element Method

Steady state three-dimensional incompressible flow analysis based on the two-equation model of turbulence is performed. The finite element method employing the penalty function formulation by Hughes et. al (1979) is used. To reduce the computational time and computer storage, the conjugate gradient method is applied to solve algebraic equations. In applying the conjugate gradient method, the equations are preconditioned so as to arrive at converged solutions effectively.