Chapter Four

Results and Discussion

Chapter Four Results and Discussion

4-1 General

To perform the experiment properly, several materials were used.

Aluminum metal was used to construct the pin fin array. One multi meter
was used for measuring current flow through the base, voltage regulator
for regulate voltage supply at a particular heat supply, a data logger for
measuring fin temperature at base and surface at different locations.

4-2 Heat transfer coefficient

Figure (4-1) that it is observed that the convection heat transfer

coefficient increases with the increase of air velocity, as we observed that
the shape (pin fin) used also affects the value of the convection heat
transfer coefficient, so we observed that the value of the heat transfer
coefficient for the shape of the cone is higher than the cylindrical and
higher than the rectangular due to the increase in the surface area of heat
transfer

constant heat flux

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cone
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cylinder
h w/m2c

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0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5
Air velocity m/s

Figure (4-1): Variation of heat transfer with a coefficient with air velocity

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Figure (4-2) showen variation fins temperature with air velocity for
different fins shapes. the fine temperature decreases air velocity increate.
the air velocity increase causing dissipation of heat transfer from fins
that’s vendee the fins temperature. also fins shapes has different
temperature arrange shown in figure (4-2). the cone in shape was better
thar other shape.

constant heat flux

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TfinoC

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24 cylinder
rectangular
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0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5
Air velocity m/s
Figure (4-2): Variation of fin temperature with air velocity.

4-3 Validation

The present work wowld validation with another work tijani taffri (49 )
when validate reswlt of the present work fourd that enhansment in
conveetien heat transfer coefficient abant (6.2% ) far cylindericel fins .

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Table

velocity Present work Tijani & Jaffri

0.648 32.34 30.32
1.024 35.16 34.2
1.418 36.2 35.82

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h ( W / M2 )

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Present
Work
Velocity ( m / s )
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