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

Authors

  • M. I. N. Ma’arof Department of Mechanical Engineering, INTI International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • Girma T. Chala Department of Mechanical Engineering, International College of Engineering and Management, P.O. Box 2511, C.P.O Seeb 111, Sultanate of Oman.
  • Hazran Husain Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • Muhammad S. S. Mohamed Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian, Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15282/jmes.13.1.2019.02.0372

Keywords:

Heat transfer, fin heat exchanger, convective heat transfer coefficient, efficiency

Abstract

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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Published

2019-03-29

How to Cite

[1]
M. I. N. Ma’arof, G. T. Chala, H. Husain, and M. S. S. Mohamed, “Influence of fins designs, geometries and conditions on the performance of a plate-fin heat exchanger-experimental perspective”, J. Mech. Eng. Sci., vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 4368–4379, Mar. 2019.