Tailored Cooling

Too many electronic circuits produce a certain amount of heat, which must be dissipated quickly and effectively to ensure proper component operation. All sorts of heatsinks are available for this purpose, but how can you calculate how much cooling you need, and how can you choose the right heatsink? Help is available on a variety of websites.

www.alutronic.de/indexE.php?g=8&sg=1
www.aavidthermalloy.com/technical/thermal.shtml
www.daycounter.com/Calculators/Heat-Sink-Temperature-Calculator.phtml
www.changpuak.ch/electronics/calc_23.html
www.latticesemi.com/products/designsoftware/powercalculator.cfm
www.altera.com/support/devices/estimator/pow-powerplay.jsp
www.novelconceptsinc.com/calculators-forced-convection-heat-sink-thermal-resistance.cgi
www.frigprim.com/online/natconv_heatsink.html
www.mhtl.uwaterloo.ca/RScalculators.html
www.heatsink-guide.com/content.php?content=manufacturers.shtml
http://sound.westhost.com/heatsinks.htm
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=infozone/calculators&file=heatsink
http://bygselvhifi.dk/heatsinkcalc.htm