Effect of Inclined Angle of Radiator on Natural Convective Heat Dissipation Performance

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tengfei Ma ◽  
Wen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Heat Dissipation ◽  
Deflection Angle ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Inclined Angle ◽  
Gravity Direction

Abstract The effects of inclined angle on the heat transfer of radiators under natural convection are analyzed with experiment and numerical simulation, there are three radiators with straight fin, oblique fin and pin fin respectively (based on 150 × 150 × 45mm). The numerical simulation could agree with the experiment. The straight fin radiator could provide the best heat dissipation performance under experimental conditions and normal installation angle. The pin fin radiator has the largest heat transfer coefficient, around 7 W/m2·K. The influence of deflection angle is discussed on the heat dissipation capability of the radiator. The heat dissipation of the pin fin radiator is less sensitive to the gravity direction than the straight fin and oblique fin ones.

scholarly journals Transient Heat Transfer Between Two Horizontal Pipelines in a Heat Tracing Enclosure

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1440
Author(s):  
C.J. Ho ◽  
G.N. Sou ◽  
Chi-Ming Lai
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Rayleigh Number ◽  
Average Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Average Heat ◽  
Current Test ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
The Finite Difference Method

In this study, a numerical simulation of natural convection between two horizontal differentially heated pipelines inside a circular air-filled enclosure is performed using the finite difference method. The relevant parameters of the problem are the inclinations of the two cylinders (positioned vertically in this study, with the cold cylinder above the hot cylinder), the distance between cylinders and the Rayleigh number. The results show that transient irregular fluctuations in the flow field and heat transfer occur when the Rayleigh number increases or the distance between cylinders decreases. Under the current test conditions, increasing the Rayleigh number significantly increases the average heat transfer coefficient between the cold and hot cylinders.

scholarly journals The Effect of Circular Perforation on a V-Corrugated Fin Performance under Natural Convection

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Maha Ali Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Heat Sink ◽  
Heat Dissipation ◽  
Past Research

An experimental investigation has been made to study the influence of using v-corrugated aluminum fin on heat transfer coefficient and heat dissipation in a heat sink. The geometry of fin is changed to investigate their performance. 27 circular perforations with 1 cm diameter were made. The holes designed into two ways, inline arrangement and staggered in the corrugated edges arrangement. The experiments were done in enclosure space under natural convection. Three different voltages supplied to the heat sink to study their effects on the fins performance. All the studied cases are compared with v-corrugated smooth solid fin. Each experiment was repeated two times to reduce the error and the data recorded after reaching the steady state conditions. The results showed that the v-corrugated fin dissipate heat twice and triple times than flat plate mentioned in past research with the same dimension. Also, the inline perforated fin gave higher enhancement percentage than solid one by 15, 32 and 36% for 110, 150 and 200 V voltages supplied. Finally, the staggered perforation arrangement gave the higher enhancement percentage with 22, 42 and 45% for the same voltages supply.  

Numerical analysis of heat dissipation from a heated vertical cylinder by natural convection

2015 ◽  
Vol 231 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jashanpreet Singh ◽  
Chanpreet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Water Vapour ◽  
Boundary Layer Thickness ◽  
Heat Dissipation ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Vertical Cylinder

Natural convection heat transfer from a hot vertical hollow brass cylinder has been studied experimentally and numerically. The governing equations of continuity, momentum and energy are discretised by using an implicit finite difference technique. The velocity and temperature profiles, boundary layer thickness, local and average heat transfer coefficient are obtained using the numerical simulation. The predictions of the numerical simulation are compared with the experiments conducted on a laboratory-scale apparatus and with the results obtained from analytical solutions available in literature. The numerical simulation results are obtained for two fluids; air and water vapour whereas the experiments are conducted for air only. The induced flow is laminar in both the simulation and the experiments. The dependence of boundary layer thickness on Prandtl number is discussed. The numerically obtained Nusselt number is found quite close to the analytical one. The results show the heat dissipation from the cylinder to surrounding fluid is higher for air than for water vapour. The various factors that affect the comparison of the experimental results with the numerical simulation are discussed.

A Theoretical Investigation Into the Optimal Longitudinal Profile of a Horizontal Pin Fin of Least Material Under the Influence of Natural Convection

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris J. Kobus
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Convective Heat Transfer ◽  
Convective Heat ◽  
Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Maximum Heat ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Special Cases

Fundamental level research is presented in this paper discovering the optimum pin fin profile maximizing material utilization (maximum heat transfer with minimum volume) in the case of natural convection. Although this problem has been studied in the past, the current research allows for an axially variable convective heat transfer coefficient due to the axially variable diameter in such pin fins. The current model is compared with previous studies assuming a constant convective heat transfer coefficient. The comparison shows the prior solutions to be special cases of the model in the current research.

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