Augmenting the Heat Sink for Better Heat Dissipation

Heat sinks were invented to absorb heat from within an electronic circuit and dissipate and or radiate this heat to the surrounding supposedly, ventilated space. Ventilation was not initially recognized as an essential factor to heat dispersion however as electronic circuit-boards continued to heat up, circuit failure became a problem, forcing the inclusion of miniaturized high speed fans. Later, heat sinks with fins and quiet fans were incorporated in most manufactured circuits. Now heat sinks come in the form of a fan with fans made to function as fins to disperse heat. Heat sinks absorb and radiate excess heat from circuit-boards from within in order to prolong the circuit's life span. The higher the thermal conductivity of the material used the more efficient and effective the heat sink is. This paper is an attempt to theoretically design a heat sink with a temperature gradient lower than that of the circuit board's excess heat.