A heat sink (also commonly spelled heatsink[1]) is a passive Heat Exchanger that transfers the heat generated by an electronic or a mechanical device to a Fluid medium, often air or a liquid coolant, where it is dissipated away from the device,...
In electronic systems, a heat sink is a passive heat exchanger that cools a device by dissipating heat into the surrounding medium. A heat sink is designed to maximize its surface area in contact with the cooling medium surrounding it, such as the...