The determination of optimum shapes for fully wet annular fins for maximum efficiency

CH Huang, YL Chung - Applied thermal engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
optimum dimensions of uniform fully wet annular fins were studied by Brown [9]. An equation
was derived to relate the optimum dimensions of uniform fully wet annular fins … ranges of fin

Optimum dimensions of uniform annular fins

A Brown - International journal of heat and mass transfer, 1965 - Elsevier
annular fin of least material and is thinner at the bore. If the ability to dissipate heat is the only
criterion used to measure annular fin performance then the fin of … a choice of fin shape and …

An inverse problem in determining the optimum shapes for partially wet annular fins based on efficiency maximization

CH Huang, YL Chung - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2015 - Elsevier
… characteristics of fin-and-tube heat exchangers under dehumidifying conditions, and the
focus of this work is placed on designing the optimum shape of partially wet annular fins. …

A nonlinear fin design problem in determining the optimum shapes of fully wet annular fins

CH Huang, YL Chung - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
… Because the thermal conductivity of an annular fin is a function of temperature in many
practical engineering applications, the nonlinear optimum shape design problem is considered in …

Optimal design of annular fin shapes with temperature-dependent properties

CH Huang, YL Chung - Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
… design the optimal shape of the annular fins based on the desired fin efficiency and fin volume
… The functional form of the optimum fin shape is not required before the estimation, and the …

Fin effectiveness optimization of elliptical annular fins by genetic algorithm

N Nagarani, K Mayilsamy - Procedia engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
… The fin with different types of shapes and sizes of fns can be employed on the surface of …
There is a continuous effort taken by the designers to determine the optimum size of fin. There …

Optimization of a trapezoidal profile annular fin

HS Kang, DC Look Jr - Heat transfer engineering, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
… of annular fins was to pursue the optimal fin shape that … to analyze a trapezoidal annular
fin using this usual two-… to pursue the optimum designs for the convective annular fins of …

Performance of annular fins with different profiles subject to variable heat transfer coefficient

EMA Mokheimer - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2002 - Elsevier
optimum dimensions for straight and annular fins of constant thickness and for wedge-shaped
straight fins … and went to determine the optimum cylindrical- and conical-spine dimensions. …

An inverse design problem of estimating the optimal shape of annular fins adhered to a bare tube of an evaporator

CH Huang, YL Chung - Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
… The optimum shapes for annular fins adhered to a bare tube are estimated in the present …
based on the desired fin efficiency and fin volume. The shape of the annular fins adhered to the …

Comparison of optimal thermal performances of finned tube annuli with various fin shapes

DK Kim - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
… They observed that annular fins are effective for high Reynolds numbers and high Prandtl …
He also proposed a method to improve the fin shape, termed as cut-and-twist fin modification, …