The present paper reports the laminar fluid flow and heat transfer of a heated array of circular-perforated and solid fins mounted over a flat surface using the finite-volume method. One to four circular cross-sectional perforations are made along the length of the fins. The SIMPLE algorithm is used for pressure-velocity coupling and the second order upwind technique is employed to discreti...

Exponential fins are mathematically analyzed in this paper. Two types are considered: i straight exponential fins and ii pin exponential fins. The possibility of having increasing or decreasing cross-sectional areas is considered. Different thermal performance indicators are derived. The maximum ratio between the thermal efficiency of the exponential straight fin to that of the rectangular fin ...

The design and optimization of electronics cooling systems is not easily accomplished through conventional analysis tools such as analytical and numerical methods. The enhancement in thermal performance causes a rise in pressure drop, which increases the load of pumping power. Consequently, the overall assessment of cooling system requires a trade-off between thermal performance and pressure dr...

The fin efficiency of a high-thermal-conductivity substrate coated with a low-thermalconductivity layer is considered, and an analytical solution is presented and compared to alternative approaches for calculating fin efficiency. This model is appropriate for frost formation on a round-tube-and-fin metallic heat exchanger, and the problem can be cast as conduction in a composite two-dimensional...

In the present paper, hybrid differential transform and finite difference method (HDTFD) is applied to solve 2D transient nonlinear straight annular fin equation. For the case of linear heat transfer the results are verified with analytical solution. The effect of different parameters on fin temperature distribution is investigated. Effect of time interval of differential transform on the stabi...

In this article an experimental investigation is made to predict the performance of heated triangular fin array within a vertically oriented and air filled rectangular enclosure. The experimental analysis is done to analyze the effects of several influencing parameters for their wide ranges; Rayleigh number 295214 ≤ Ra ≤ 773410, fin spacing 25 mm ≤ S ≤ 100 mm and fin height 12.5 mm ≤ L ≤ 37.5 m...

Several techniques and metrics based on the Second Law of Thermodynamics have been used in the past for the analysis of heat exchangers. The terms used for these techniques include irreversibility analysis, entropy generation minimization, exergy analysis and thermodynamic efficiency. Entransy is a recently developed concept reflecting the heat transfer potential, rather than the ability to con...

The typical installation of a heat exchange device usually involves a flow contraction at the core entrance and a flow expansion at the core exit. Repeated flow Contraction and expansion are experienced in the flow passages of some compact heat exchangers. The latter refers to the flow passages in the plate-fin type with louvered fins or stripped fins and in the tubular type with dimpled-circul...

Experiments on the flow boiling heat transfer of almost pure CO2 and CO2-oil mixtures in horizontal smooth and micro-fin tubes have been carried out. The smooth tube is a stainless steel tube with an inside diameter of 3mm, and the micro-fin tube is a copper tube with a mean inside diameter of 3.04mm. Experiments were carried out at mass velocities from 190 to 1300kg/(ms), saturation temperatur...