Review of utilization of extended surfaces in heat transfer problems

N. Nagarani, K. Mayilsamy, A. Murugesan and G. Sathesh Kumar

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014, vol. 29, issue C, 604-613

Abstract: This review presents when and how extended surface with heat exchanger have been used over the last 15 years in the field of heat transfer. They have been used in this field over a century, but their utilization increases more recent. For past 1 decade, most of the industries required high performance heat transfer components with less weight, volume and cost. The reported investigations are categorized into five major groups as follows: annular fins, elliptical fins and elliptical tube, pin fins, longitudinal fins and recent trend fins by experimental, numerical and analytical methods. Around 70 published articles related to fins with heat exchanger are briefly reviewed. This information is useful for future use of the different shapes of extended surface based on the space availability and cost.

Keywords: Effectiveness; Efficiency; Fins; Heat transfer coefficient; Optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.08.068

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