Chassis Design Guideline - Intel D2500CC Specification

2.6.1.2 Thermal Specifications Guideline
Terms
T
A
T
J
Ψ
JA
TIM
TDP
T external
A
2.6.1.3 Heatsink Design Guideline
Maximum heatsink size
Heatsink mass
Retention type
Heatsink preload
Note: Refers to the heatsink installed on the board.
2.6.1.4

Chassis Design Guideline

The pin fin heatsink design used on this board will be able to dissipate up to 10 W of
processor power in most of the passively enabled system chassis. This board is
targeted for 3-7 liters volumetric or larger, desktop/tower orientation, mini-ITX and
microATX chassis with a system fan. The recommended fan type is an exhaust fan.
For best thermal performance, it is recommended that the system fan provide
reasonable airflow directly over all the major components on the board. The pin fin
heatsink is designed to have the best thermal performance when airflow direction is
parallel to the heatsink fins.
The processor on the board will generate the highest amount of heat, leading to high
ambient temperature within the chassis. The system fan should be located near the
board region in order to effectively regulate airflow (see Figure 18). A system fan
located further away from the board region, i.e., at the optical disk drive or hard disk
drive region, will be less effective in controlling the local ambient temperature.
Regardless of where the system fan is located, the maximum local ambient
temperature as defined by T
also provide adequate openings for airflow to pass through. The recommended free-
area-ratio of chassis vents should be equal to or greater than 0.53. By using the
reference pin fin heatsink, most chassis with a system fan enabled should have local
ambient temperature safely below the 50 °C limit.
Requirements
≤ 50 °C
≤ 100 °C
≤ 3.85 °C/W
Honeywell PCM45F
10 W
≤ 35 °C
(Note)
87 x 52 x 29 mm
≤ 63.6 grams
Spring loaded fasteners
13.2 lb
should be capped at 50 °C. Chassis inlet vents should
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