A bidirectional solid/fluid coupling methodology developed for natural convection
[1], [2] has been applied to the case of forced convection. The two-way coupling methodology
is compared when using CFD and empirical formulas to determine the heat transfer coefficient
at the solid/fluid interface. The numerical results are validated by experimental
measurements made according to JESD51-6 standards. The experimental tests employed
for the validation are carried out with a wind tunnel which complies with JEDEC standards.
The results of the numerical simulations using CFD are in agreement with the experimental
measurements of the junction temperature for a range of speeds between 0.5m/s and
4.5m/s and a power of 15W, while the empirical formulas lead to higher errors.
