Enhancement of Natural Convection Heat Transfer from Horizontal Rectangular FIN Arrays : A Review

Authors(3) :-N. P. Salunke, I. N. Wankhede, P. L. Sarode

In this study, various fin geometries are referred for steady-state natural convection heat transfer. The effects of fin spacing, fin length, fin height, % of perforations, shape of perforations etc. are studied. For high powered street LED lights heat sinks with horizontal fin arrays are utilized. Large amount of heat generated in these street LED's must have to be dissipated effectively, so that the life span of the same can be enhanced. For the heat sinks currently utilized in the high powered street LED’s a stagnation zone is formed at the symmetry centre of the fins this causes the problem in air circulation ultimately affects the heat dissipation capacity of the heat sink. Therefore there should be the proper provision for air to be drawn.

Authors and Affiliations

N. P. Salunke
H.O.D, Mechanical Department, RCPIT Shirpur, Maharashtra, India
I. N. Wankhede
PG Student, Mechanical Department, RCPIT Shirpur, Maharashtra, India
P. L. Sarode
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Department, RCPIT Shirpur, Maharashtra, India

Perforation, Fins, Steady state, Natural convection

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Published in : Volume 3 | Issue 2 | March-April 2017
Date of Publication : 2017-04-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 34-38
Manuscript Number : IJSRSET17323
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099

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N. P. Salunke, I. N. Wankhede, P. L. Sarode, " Enhancement of Natural Convection Heat Transfer from Horizontal Rectangular FIN Arrays : A Review, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp.34-38, March-April-2017. Citation Detection and Elimination     |     
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