ROBERT DUFFY BEng
PhD Research Postgraduate (2002-2006)

e: robert.duffy@ul.ie

t: +353-61-202471

Robert Duffy graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Limerick in 2002. Robert has received industrial experience in Shinko Microelectronics Ireland Limited, where he worked as a junior engineer in the maintenance department. His current areas of interest include heat transfer particularly radiation heat transfer and optics.

PhD Project Title: Radiation Heat Pipe for Direct Cooling Silicon Cooling

Radiation heat transfer is largely ignored as a means of effective electronic system thermal management, being merely viewed as unavoidable heat transfer route and at best is controlled by surface treatment, e.g. painting surfaces matt black. The core objective of the research is to investigate the possibility of utilising infrared transmitting fibres to enhance or even perform the required heat dissipation from these devices. In essence the transmitting device can be viewed as an avenue for radiative exchange, negating the importance of the view factor between the hot source and the ambient sink.

The figure below illustrates the concept.