A heat sink is a device that allows the transfer of heat away from the heat source. It can be in the form of a paste or jelly or a simplealuminum structure which is attached to the heat source. Virtually all microprocessors in computers utilize a heat sink to transfer the heat of the CPU to the aluminum which can 'shed' that heat into the air (air transfer method). Some CPUs are water cooled; one might say that this is a 'water heat sink' but that really isn't true.
To sink the heat.
It helps conduct heat away from the object on which it is placed. Without the heat sink, a computer CPU would get too hot to function.
It helps conduct heat away from the object on which it is placed. Without the heat sink, a computer CPU would get too hot to function.
what is the function of the heat sink fan? *well the CPU generates heat and in order for the CPU to remain in a safe temperature zone a haet sink is added on top of the CPU.
it keeps the sink cool so it doesn't get too dehydrated.
I think you mean to ask "what's the function of a heat-sink on a pc motherboard" in which case the function is to keep the cpu cool and prevent it from overheating.
A heat sink works on the principle of thermal transfer. The heat sink transfers heat from the chip to the air, wicking heat away.
Yes! Water is a heat sink.
Probably because it draws/absorbs the heat making the heat "sink" into it
heat sink is when heat is absorbed into any type of environment, including the aquatic ecosystem; and carbon sink is when CO2 is absorbed into any type of environment including the terrestrial ecosystem.
A heat sink in a computer is a large piece of metle that is attachesd to electronic components(like the processor, hard drive etc.) It obsorbs and disipates waste heat from the devices so that they don't over heat.
A heat sink is usually something that draws something away from an electrical componet (Ex: ICU's, Processors and transistors) APEX- A device that absorbs and draws heat from a hot object, dispersing it into the surroundings.