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Many engines use a Heat Sink. The most common are air cooled engines like a lawn mowers, or some motorcycles. The metal fins you see around the spark plug and the cylinder are heat sinks. A heat sink just provides additional surface area for the heat to be exchanged with the cooler temperature of the air.
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Do cylinders use a heat sink?
An internal combustion engine
What is a heat sink and what is it used for?
Anything that creates heat that is surplus to requirements. Examples in electronic engineering would be microchips such as CPUs. An internal combustion engine APEX :)
What is the function of a processor heat sink?
To sink the heat.
Why can a ship not use the internal energy of sea water to operate the engine?
The heat engine can convert internal energy of sea water if there is a sink at temperature lower than temperature of sea water. Since there is no such sink and hence a ship can not use the internal energy of sea water to operate the engine.
What is a ''heat sink''?
a device attached to (or part of) some component that dissipates a lot of power that absorbs the heat from that component and disposes of it faster than the bare component could by itself. it may be colored black to increase radiation and will have fins to increase air convection current generation. heat sinks for use on very high power parts may have built in fans to increase airflow over the fins and/or may be liquid filled to assist internal heat transport from the component to the fins. note: heat sinks are not unique to computers or electronics. for example some large truck engines and piston aircraft engines use liquid sodium filled exhaust valves to sink heat from the valve head & seat up the valve stem to the main coolant system, to prevent burning the valve or seat.
Why is a sink called a sink?
Probably because it draws/absorbs the heat making the heat "sink" into it
How does a heat sink work in the power supply?
A heat sink works on the principle of thermal transfer. The heat sink transfers heat from the chip to the air, wicking heat away.
Is water a type of heat sink?
Yes! Water is a heat sink.
Why is it called a heat sink?
Probably because it draws/absorbs the heat making the heat "sink" into it
On a mosquito magnet pro where does the fan get its voltage?
There is a thermoelectric generator between the heat sink and combustion chamber. The generator produces power which, in turn, spins the fan(s) in the unit.
How does heat capacity makes water a good heat sink?
If a body of water has a high heat capacity, it can store more thermal energy making it a good heat sink.
A device that absorbs and draws heat from a hot object dispersing it into the surroundings is which one of the following?
Heat sink
