Publication Cover
Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 77, 2020 - Issue 1
162
Views
6
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The influence of tip clearance and shape of pin fins on the heat transfer performance and friction factor in aluminum silicon alloy heat exchanger

, , , , &
Pages 51-68 | Received 28 May 2019, Accepted 04 Oct 2019, Published online: 17 Oct 2019

References

  • T. Izci, M. Koz, and A. Kosar, “The effect of micro pin-fin shape on thermal and hydraulic performance of micro pin-fin heat sinks,” Heat Transf. Eng., vol. 36, no. 17, pp. 1447–1457, 2015. DOI: 10.1080/01457632.2015.1010921.
  • T. Bello-Ochende, J. P. Meyer, and A. Bejan, “Constructal multi-scale pin–fins,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 53, no. 13–14, pp. 2773–2779, 2010. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.02.021.
  • O. O. Adewumi, T. Bello-Ochende, and J. P. Meyer, “Constructal design of combined microchannel and micro pin fins for electronic cooling,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 53, no. 11, pp. 315–323, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.07.039.
  • J. F. Tullius, T. K. Tullius, and Y. Bayazitoglu, “Optimization of short micro pin fins in minichannels,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 55, no. 15–16, pp. 3921–3932, 2012. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.03.022.
  • Y. T. Yang et al., “Numerical simulations and optimization of porous pin fins in a rectangular channel,” Num. Heat Trans. A: Appl., vol. 70, no. 7, pp. 791–808, 2016. DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2016.1214479.
  • G. L. Wang et al., “Heat transfer and friction characteristics of the microfluidic heat sink with variously-shaped ribs for chip cooling,” Sensors, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 9547–9562, 2015. DOI: 10.3390/s150409547.
  • M. K. Chyu, S. C. Siw, and H. K. Moon, “Effects of height-to-diameter ratio of pin element on heat transfer from staggered pin-fin arrays,” In ASME Turbo Expo 2009: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. New York, NY: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 1–18, 2009.
  • M. E. Lyall et al., “Heat transfer from low aspect ratio pin fins,” J. Turbomachinery, vol. 133, no. 1, pp. 1–10, 2011. DOI: 10.1115/1.2812951.
  • S. C. Siw et al., “The effects of different pin-fin arrays on heat transfer and pressure loss in a narrow channel,” In ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. New York, NY: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015.
  • A. Sakanova, “Heat transfer enhancement of perforated pin heat sink in future aircraft applications,” J. Appl. Therm. Eng., vol. 124, pp. 315–326, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.06.031.
  • C. H. Huang, Y. C. Liu, and H. Ay, “The design of optimum perforation diameters for pin fin array for heat transfer enhancement,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 84, pp. 752–765, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.12.065.
  • A. Al-Damook et al., “An experimental and computational investigation of thermal air flows through perforated pin heat sinks,” Appl. Therm. Eng., vol. 89, pp. 365–376, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.06.036.
  • C. H. Wu, H. W. Tang, and Y. T. Yang, “Numerical simulation and optimization of turbulent flows through perforated circular pin fin heat sinks,” Num. Heat Transf. A: Appl., vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 172–188, 2017. DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2016.1264727.
  • E. M. Sparrow, and J. W. Ramsey, “Heat transfer and pressure drop for a staggered wall-attached array of cylinders with tip clearance,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 21, no. 11, pp. 1369–1378, 1978. DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(78)90200-4.
  • K. A. Moores, and Y. K. Joshi, “Effect of tip clearance on the thermal and hydrodynamic performance of a shrouded pin fin array,” Trans. Asme Series C: J. Heat Transfer, vol. 125, no. 6, pp. 999–1006, 2003. DOI: 10.1115/1.1621897.
  • J. Y. Min, S. P. Jang, and S. J. Kim, “Effect of tip clearance on the cooling performance of a microchannel heat sink,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 1099–1103, 2004. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2003.08.020.
  • K. A. Moores, J. Kim, and Y. K. Joshi, “Heat transfer and fluid flow in shrouded pin fin arrays with and without tip clearance,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 52, no. 25–26, pp. 5978–5989, 2009. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.08.005.
  • R. Roth et al., “Heat transfer in freestanding microchannels with in-line and staggered pin fin structures with clearance,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 67, pp. 1–15, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.07.097.
  • H. K. Park, and B. J. Chung, “Optimal tip clearance in the laminar forced convection heat transfer of a finned plate in a square duct,” Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 63, pp. 73–81, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2015.02.010.
  • Z. Liu, N. Guan, and C. Zhang, “Influence of tip clearance on heat transfer efficiency in micro-cylinders-group heat sink,” J. Exp. Therm. Fluid Sci., vol. 46, pp. 64–73, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2012.11.021.
  • D. Mei et al., “Effect of tip clearance on the heat transfer and pressure drop performance in the micro-reactor with micro-pin–fin arrays at low Reynolds number,” Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol. 70, no. 2, pp. 709–718, 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.11.060.
  • P. A. Deshmukh, and R. M. Warkhedkar, “Thermal performance of elliptical pin fin heat sink under combined natural and forced convection,” J. Exp. Therm. Fluid sci., vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 61–68, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2013.05.005.
  • F. Wang, J. Zhang, and S. Wang, “Investigation on flow and heat transfer characteristics in rectangular channel with drop-shaped pin fins,” Propulsion Power Res., vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 64–70, 2012. DOI: 10.1016/j.jppr.2012.10.003.
  • F. R. Menter, “Two-equation eddy-viscosity turbulence models for engineering applications,” AIAA J., vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 1598–1605, 1994. DOI: 10.2514/3.12149.
  • D. C. Wilcox, “Reassessment of the scale-determining equation for advanced turbulence models,” AIAA J., vol. 26, no. 11, pp. 1299–1310, 1988. DOI: 10.2514/3.10041.
  • F. Zhou, and I. Catton, “Numerical evaluation of flow and heat transfer in plate-pin fin heat sinks with various pin cross-sections,” Num. Heat Transf. A: Appl., vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 107–128, 2011. DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2011.588574.
  • H. Jonsson, and B. Moshfegh, “Modeling of the thermal and hydraulic performance of plate fin, strip fin, and pin fin heat sinks-influence of flow bypass,” J. IEEE trans. Components Packaging Technologies, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 142–149, 2001. DOI: 10.1109/6144.926376.
  • X. Yu et al., “Development of a plate-pin fin heat sink and its performance comparisons with a plate fin heat sink,” J. Appl. Therm. Eng., vol. 25, no. 2–3, pp. 173–182, 2005. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2004.06.016.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.