Natural convection from a vertical heat-generating fin - A conjugate problem

Journal Article · Sun Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1988 · Journal of Heat Transfer (Transactions of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Series C); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3250479· OSTI ID:5938307

Sarma, P K; Subrahmanyam, T; Dharma Rao, V ^[1]

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1. Andhra Univ., Visakhapatnam (India)

The problem of natural convection from a vertical heat-generating fin is solved by coupling the equation of thermal diffusion in the fin to the constitutive equations of the ambient medium under laminar flow conditions. The analysis is accomplished by employing an integral method. For the range of values of the fin parameter and the strength of the heat source considered in the analysis, the numerical results are rendered into a correlation equation for the average Nusselt number as a function of the fin parameter and the strength of the heat source.

• OSTI ID: 5938307
• Journal Information: Journal of Heat Transfer (Transactions of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Series C); (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Heat Transfer (Transactions of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Series C); (United States) Vol. 110:1; ISSN 0022-1481; ISSN JHTRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
FINS
FLUID FLOW
HEAT TRANSFER
LAMINAR FLOW
MASS TRANSFER
NATURAL CONVECTION
NUMERICAL SOLUTION