Influence of fins designs, geometries and conditions on the performance of a plate-fin heat exchanger-experimental perspective

A fin heat exchanger is a simple form of cooling device that is built for efficient heat transfer from one medium to another. Generally, it involves medium such as fluid to perform heat exchange via convective heat transfer. This study is aimed at investigating the effects of diverse designs (arrang...

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Main Authors: M.I.N, Ma'arof, Girma, T. Chala, Hazran, Husain, Muhammad S., S.Mohamed
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Published: Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia 2019
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author M.I.N, Ma'arof
Girma, T. Chala
Hazran, Husain
Muhammad S., S.Mohamed
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Girma, T. Chala
Hazran, Husain
Muhammad S., S.Mohamed
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description A fin heat exchanger is a simple form of cooling device that is built for efficient heat transfer from one medium to another. Generally, it involves medium such as fluid to perform heat exchange via convective heat transfer. This study is aimed at investigating the effects of diverse designs (arrangements of the fins), qualities (the total surface area of the fin for heat exchange) and conditions (the surface characteristics) of fin heat exchanger on the degree of heat transfer from the experimental perspective. The fin heat exchanger was fabricated and tested. It was observed that by varying the arrangement and condition of the fins, the rate of heat transfer could be affected. However, varying the quality of the fin didn’t have much impact. Nevertheless, the quality aspect of the fin heat exchanger could play a significant role for heat exchanger of larger in scale and dimension. The coating, that is the condition of the fins, aided in decreasing the temperature at a much higher margin at all fan speeds.
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spelling intimal-15312021-08-28T08:08:17Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1531/ Influence of fins designs, geometries and conditions on the performance of a plate-fin heat exchanger-experimental perspective M.I.N, Ma'arof Girma, T. Chala Hazran, Husain Muhammad S., S.Mohamed T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery A fin heat exchanger is a simple form of cooling device that is built for efficient heat transfer from one medium to another. Generally, it involves medium such as fluid to perform heat exchange via convective heat transfer. This study is aimed at investigating the effects of diverse designs (arrangements of the fins), qualities (the total surface area of the fin for heat exchange) and conditions (the surface characteristics) of fin heat exchanger on the degree of heat transfer from the experimental perspective. The fin heat exchanger was fabricated and tested. It was observed that by varying the arrangement and condition of the fins, the rate of heat transfer could be affected. However, varying the quality of the fin didn’t have much impact. Nevertheless, the quality aspect of the fin heat exchanger could play a significant role for heat exchanger of larger in scale and dimension. The coating, that is the condition of the fins, aided in decreasing the temperature at a much higher margin at all fan speeds. Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia 2019-03-29 Article PeerReviewed M.I.N, Ma'arof and Girma, T. Chala and Hazran, Husain and Muhammad S., S.Mohamed (2019) Influence of fins designs, geometries and conditions on the performance of a plate-fin heat exchanger-experimental perspective. Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences, 13 (1). ISSN 2231-8380 https://journal.ump.edu.my/jmes/article/view/675
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
M.I.N, Ma'arof
Girma, T. Chala
Hazran, Husain
Muhammad S., S.Mohamed
Influence of fins designs, geometries and conditions on the performance of a plate-fin heat exchanger-experimental perspective
title Influence of fins designs, geometries and conditions on the performance of a plate-fin heat exchanger-experimental perspective
title_full Influence of fins designs, geometries and conditions on the performance of a plate-fin heat exchanger-experimental perspective
title_fullStr Influence of fins designs, geometries and conditions on the performance of a plate-fin heat exchanger-experimental perspective
title_full_unstemmed Influence of fins designs, geometries and conditions on the performance of a plate-fin heat exchanger-experimental perspective
title_short Influence of fins designs, geometries and conditions on the performance of a plate-fin heat exchanger-experimental perspective
title_sort influence of fins designs, geometries and conditions on the performance of a plate-fin heat exchanger-experimental perspective
topic T Technology (General)
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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