An experimental investigation on performance of rectangular fins on a horizontal base in free convection heat transfer

A numerical study of entry region laminar mixed convection over shrouded vertical fin arrays

“…Heat transfer due to natural convection from vertical and horizontal fin arrays are investigated by several researchers, for instance, Starner and McManus [4], Welling and Wooldridge [5], Harahap and McManus [6], Jones and Smith [7], Karki and Patankar [8]. Recent experimental studies by Rao and Venkateshan [9], and Yüncü and Anbar [10] on vertical fin with horizontal base consider simultaneous free convection and radiation. Additional experimental evidence on natural convection from shrouded vertical fin with vertical base can be seen in Fisher and Torrance [11], in which chimney effect was discussed.…”

On the role of radiation view factor in thermal performance of straight-fin heat sinks

“…Complexity can be seen in the evaluation of the radiation view factor and this often leads to its exclusion in the thermal analysis of fin arrays. Due to this limitation, a number of previous studies either utilized a single fin in the investigations [4,[13][14][15][16] or excluded the effect of radiation view factor in the thermal analysis [3,[17][18][19]. Nonetheless, the employment of single fin is an idealization which is rarely found in practical applications while neglecting the effect of radiation view factor may incur significant error in the thermal analysis of fin arrays.…”

Study of natural convection heat transfer in a finned horizontal fluid layer

“…They are recently motivated by the advance in electronics technology and the need for efficient cooling techniques. Most recently, Yüncü and Anbar [7] and Güvenc and Yüncü [8] have reported experimental studies on natural convection heat transfer of rectangular fins attached to horizontal or vertical surfaces. The separate roles of fin height, fin spacing, and fin base to ambient temperature difference have been investigated.…”