Open AccessHeat Transfer Analysis and Performance Measurements of Hollow Pin-fin in Natural Convection
Author(s) -
Chandrakishor Ladekar,
S. Choudhary
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and advanced technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-8958
DOI - 10.35940/ijeat.f1140.0886s19
Subject(s) - fin , materials science , heat transfer , heat transfer coefficient , annular fin , natural convection , thermal conduction , convection , convective heat transfer , mechanics , thermodynamics , thermal , composite material , physics
The Fin act as dissipiating elements, selection of proper geometry plays crusial role in increasing the rate of heat transfer and performance of the system. This work has been undertaken to investigate and compare thermal performance of solid and hollow pin-fin. Heat transfer analysis of solid and hollow pin fin carried and the results was compared with the experimental results. experiment was conducted to analyze the natural convection around solid hollow pin fin, and compare thermal performance of hollow pin fin with the solid pin fin of same dimension and orientation. The experimental result of temperature distribution shows that the faster temperature drop along the length. The high value of convective heat transfer in the initial phase due to which faster temperature drop takes place. Convection is found to be dominating due to less area for conduction along the length. Theoretical value and experimental value are close to each for temperature distribution as well the convective heat transfer coefficient. Efficiency is reduced in the case of hollow fin but the effectiveness of the hollow pin fin is increased by 1.76 times from an economical point of view, holoow pin fin is more efficient solution.