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Assistant Professor ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT Academy of Engineering, Alandi (D).
ABSTRACT
The present paper covers the experimental study and analysis of heat transfer in natural convection for a
pin type of extended surface. Extended surfaces or fins are used to increase the heat transfer by increasing
the surface area and reducing the resistance for convective heat transfer. The proposed work is concerned
with experimental set up for natural convection heat transfer over the pin-fin surface. The objective of the
present work is to find out the temperature distribution, heat flow rate, effectiveness of fins and fin
efficiency on pin-fin surfaces.
Keywords - Conduction, Convection, Effectiveness, Heat transfer rate, Pin fin Efficiency, Pin fin,
Temperature distribution.
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Specifications:
Diameter of pin fin, d = 10mm.
Length of pin fin, L = 22cm.
Thermal conductivity of fin material
(Brass) = 109.5 W/mK
For efficiencies around 70%, mL = 1.3 Temperature indicator = 0 – 600 0C.
Dimmerstat for heat input control
Here 260V, 2 Amps.
hP
m Heater = 500 watts (Band type).
kA
Voltmeter = 0 – 480 V.
Where, Ammeter = 0 – 5 Amps.
h = Convective heat transfer
coefficient MS rod of Ø 40 × 100 mm is used as the
main heating body which is enclosed in the
P = Perimeter band heater. Pin fin of Brass (Cu70, k =
109.5 W/mK) of dimensions Ø 10 × 220
k = Thermal conductivity of brass mm is attached to MS heating body.
A = Cross section area of pin fin
L = Length of the fin
3. EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
We designed and manufactured the Fig 3.2 MS body and Brass fin assembly
experimental setup for current study.
Following figure shows the test rig used for
the study.
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To measure the temperatures along the • Be sure that the steady state is
length of fin, K - type of thermocouples are reached before taking the final
used at five equidistant points on the fin reading.
surface at a distance of 4.25 cm as shown in • See that throughout the experiment,
fig below the blower is OFF.
OBSERVATIONS
Temperatures (oC)
V (A)
T0 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6=T∞
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s =
VI. Rayleigh Number, Ra
= 71.4°C
II. Mean film temperature, Ra = Gr.Pr
= 3657.18 × 0.701072
∞
Tmf = = 2563.94
=
VII. Nusselt Number, Nu
= 51.7 °C Nu = C(Ra)n
III. For Tmf = 51.7 °C Properties of Dry Table 1: Values for C and n for Nusselt
Air Number
Gr =
= Also,
Nu =
= 3657.18 Hence,
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h=
=
=
= 10.46 W/mk
where, x is the distance of the thermocouple
IX. Fin Parameter, m from base surface.
m=
5. RESULTS
E=
=
= 56.70
XIII. For Theoretical Temperatures,
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Voltage = 88 V Current
Set 3
= 0.815 A
Fin Actual Theoretical
Sr.No. Length, Temperature, Temperature
(cm) (oC) (oC)
Graph of Temp Vs Fin length (Set 1) 1. 4.25 114 121.36
Table 5.2 Temp. Distribution for Set 2 2. 8.5 103 104.47
3. 12.5 101 93.62
Set 2 Voltage = 78V
4. 17 86 86.32
Current = 0.726 A
5. 21.25 73 83.67
Sr.N Fin Actual Theoretical
o. Lengt Temperatu Temperatu
h, re, re
(cm) (oC) (oC)
1. 4.25 101 106.02
2. 8.5 92 92.42
3. 12.5 79 83.65
4. 17 73 77.75
Temperature Vs Fin length (Set 3)
5. 21.25 67 75.6
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DISCUSSIONS
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For the same fin, as the heat input increases 3. Effectiveness of the finned surface is more
the effectiveness and efficiency tends to than one which shows that increased heat
decrease. transfer rate.
The convective heat transfer coefficient is 4. Theoretical temperature values along the fin
increasing with increase in heat input. length are approximately equal to the actual
The heat flow rate is also increasing with the experimental values. Small deviation is
increase in heat input. considerable.
From all the thermal analysis results from
ANSYS, the temperature distribution can be REFERENCES
observed.
From the ANSYS results, it can be observed 1. J. P. Holman, “Heat Transfer Tenth
that the temperatures near the base surface Edition” McGraw-Hill, 2010, 45-57
are higher.
The Temperature results obtained from 2. David Ramthun, “An Experimental
ANSYS simulation are almost similar to Study of a Pin-Fin Heat Exchanger”
temperature obtained from experimentation.
Naval Postgraduate School, 2003.
6. ADVANTAGES 3. U S Gawai, Mathew V K, Murtuza S D ,
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