Natural convection heat transfer from a heat sink with hollow/perforated circular pin fins

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2870-2877

  Elshafei, E A M ^a  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Energy efficient; Heat sinks; Natural convection; Orientation effects; Round hollow pin fins

Indexed keywords

FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NATURAL CONVECTION;

AUGMENTATION FACTOR; BASE PLATES; ENERGY EFFICIENT; HEAT DISSIPATION; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; NATURAL CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER; ORIENTATION EFFECT; PIN DIAMETERS; PIN FIN HEAT SINKS; PIN-FINS; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

CONVECTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

EID: 77956877613     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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