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Unread 05-26-2004, 06:41 AM   #90
wijdeveld
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Originally Posted by Incoherent
From measured data. The delta T of the block is greater than it would be if there was no "barrier" to the water.
The TIM is significant. (from this data, 0.06C/W)
Wijdeveld, keep modelling, it's very interesting.

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Incoherent
Nice, more data
I know TIM is important, but after some model testing I don't believe the exact compound used is that important. It looks like that increasing the contact area between both solid interfaces by using molecules of different sizes (for better stapling) is much more important. I’ve borrowed a graph from dpanter:
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