Heat Transfer Studies and Flow Visualization of a Rectangular Channel with an Offset Strip Fin Array.

Abstract

In this study, the offset strip fin array in a liquid flow liquid flow through module was examined. The study used a model of the heat exchanger which is ten times larger than the actual model used in electronics cooling. Water and Brayco Micronic 889 Polyalphasolefin were used as the working fluids in order to determine the Reynolds number and Prandtl number effects on the Colburn j factor. Also, flow visualization were experiments were performed to determine the flow characteristics of the offset strip fins for laminar flow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA306675

Entities

People

  • Ata Komral

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Circuit Boards
  • Data Acquisition
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Flow Visualization
  • Geometry
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Laminar Boundary Layer
  • Laminar Flow
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Power Supplies
  • Thermal Conductivity

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics