Experimental Study of Natural Convection Cooling of Vertical Cylinders with Inclined Plate Fins
In this paper, natural convection from vertical cylinders with inclined plate fins is investigated experimentally for use in cooling electronic equipment. Extensive experimental investigations are performed for various inclination angles, fin numbers, and base temperatures. From the experimental dat...
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| description | In this paper, natural convection from vertical cylinders with inclined plate fins is investigated experimentally for use in cooling electronic equipment. Extensive experimental investigations are performed for various inclination angles, fin numbers, and base temperatures. From the experimental data, a correlation for estimating the Nusselt number is proposed. The correlation is applicable when the Rayleigh number, inclination angle, and fin number are in the ranges 100,000–600,000, 30°–90°, and 9–36, respectively. Using the correlation, a contour map depicting the thermal resistance as a function of the fin number and fin thickness is presented. Finally, the optimal thermal resistances of cylinders with inclined plate fins and conventional radial plate fins are compared. It is found that that the optimal thermal resistance of the cylinder with inclined fins is 30% lower than that of the cylinder with radial plate fins. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ebff5f89e24492fa153c85999b68e8b2022-12-22T03:19:04ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732016-05-019639110.3390/en9060391en9060391Experimental Study of Natural Convection Cooling of Vertical Cylinders with Inclined Plate FinsJong Bum Lee0Hyun Jung Kim1Dong-Kwon Kim2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, KoreaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, KoreaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, KoreaIn this paper, natural convection from vertical cylinders with inclined plate fins is investigated experimentally for use in cooling electronic equipment. Extensive experimental investigations are performed for various inclination angles, fin numbers, and base temperatures. From the experimental data, a correlation for estimating the Nusselt number is proposed. The correlation is applicable when the Rayleigh number, inclination angle, and fin number are in the ranges 100,000–600,000, 30°–90°, and 9–36, respectively. Using the correlation, a contour map depicting the thermal resistance as a function of the fin number and fin thickness is presented. Finally, the optimal thermal resistances of cylinders with inclined plate fins and conventional radial plate fins are compared. It is found that that the optimal thermal resistance of the cylinder with inclined fins is 30% lower than that of the cylinder with radial plate fins.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/6/391nusselt numbernatural convectioninclined plate fin |
| spellingShingle | Jong Bum Lee Hyun Jung Kim Dong-Kwon Kim Experimental Study of Natural Convection Cooling of Vertical Cylinders with Inclined Plate Fins Energies nusselt number natural convection inclined plate fin |
| title | Experimental Study of Natural Convection Cooling of Vertical Cylinders with Inclined Plate Fins |
| title_full | Experimental Study of Natural Convection Cooling of Vertical Cylinders with Inclined Plate Fins |
| title_fullStr | Experimental Study of Natural Convection Cooling of Vertical Cylinders with Inclined Plate Fins |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Study of Natural Convection Cooling of Vertical Cylinders with Inclined Plate Fins |
| title_short | Experimental Study of Natural Convection Cooling of Vertical Cylinders with Inclined Plate Fins |
| title_sort | experimental study of natural convection cooling of vertical cylinders with inclined plate fins |
| topic | nusselt number natural convection inclined plate fin |
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