PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR STEADY-STATE HEAT-TRANSFER THROUGH FIN ASSEMBLIES

Authors
WOOD AS TUPHOLME GE BHATTI MIH HEGGS PJ
Citation
As. Wood et al., PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR STEADY-STATE HEAT-TRANSFER THROUGH FIN ASSEMBLIES, Journal of heat transfer, 118(2), 1996, pp. 310-316
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical",Thermodynamics
Journal title
Journal of heat transfer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221481
Volume
118
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
310 - 316
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1481(1996)118:2<310:PIFSHT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A comparative study is presented of several models describing steady-s tate heat flow through an assembly consisting of a primary surface (wa ll) and attached extended surface (fin). Attention is focused on the v alidity of four performance indicators. The work shows that the augmen tation factor is the only indicator capable of correctly predicting th e behavioral trends of the rate of heat flow through the assembly as t he influencing physical parameters are varied.