@inproceedings{7347a2814084491b849317fd43e5d5e4,
title = "Optimization Design of a High-Efficiency Cold Plate for Thermal Management Using Additive Manufacturing",
abstract = "Cold plates play a pivotal role in dissipating heat and maintaining the optimal operating temperature of electronic devices. In this paper, we propose an innovative cold-plate design that leverages the geometric freedom offered by additive manufacturing (AM). The design features a bionic configuration composed of tailored micro-fins and porous guide walls. The fins adopt a leaf-vein–inspired pattern with turbo-fan–shaped elements, while curved guide walls channel high-velocity coolant to edge zones. COMSOL simulations demonstrate that the design achieves an average base-plate temperature reduction from 306 K to 301 K as the flow rate increases from 1 L/min to 2 L/min. A 68\% improvement in cooling performance over conventional fin-type cold plates was observed, with a mass of just 21g and a thermal resistance as low as 0.0274 K/W. This bio-inspired, lightweight solution adheres to AM fabrication constraints while maintaining low pressure drop and enhanced cooling performance.",
keywords = "additive manufacturing, bionic design, Cold plate, thermal management",
author = "Congrui Ma and Junren Mao and Hongzhou Zhu and Jikun Qian and Shanshan Long and Yi Nie",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2026 The Authors.; 16th International Conference of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAE 2025 ; Conference date: 15-07-2025 Through 18-07-2025",
year = "2026",
month = mar,
day = "3",
doi = "10.3233/ATDE260017",
language = "English",
series = "Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering",
publisher = "IOS Press BV",
pages = "35--42",
editor = "Xuelin Lei",
booktitle = "Moving Integrated Product Development to Service Clouds in the Global Economy - Proceedings of the 21st ISPE Inc. International Conference on Concurrent Engineering, CE 2014",
address = "Netherlands",
}