The thermal energy generated by a silicon chipincreases in

Chapter 10, Problem 10.34

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The thermal energy generated by a silicon chipincreases in proportion to its clock speed. The sili-con chip of 10.23 is designed to operate in the nucleate boiling regime at approximately 30% of the critical heat flux. A sudden surge in thechips clock speed triggers film boiling, after whichthe clock speed and power dissipation return to theirdesign values.(a) In which boiling regime does the chip operate afterthe power dissipation returns to its design value?(b) To return to the nucleate boiling regime, how muchmust the clock speed be reduced relative to thedesign value?

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