Performance augmentation of the flat plate solar thermal collector: A review

T Alam, NB Balam, KS Kulkarni, MIH Siddiqui… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The need for hot water in residential buildings requires a significant energy potential.
Therefore, an efficient water heating system is important to achieve the goal of saving high …

[HTML][HTML] Critical review on thermohydraulic performance enhancement in channel flows: A comparative study of pin fins

A Ravanji, A Lee, J Mohammadpour… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective thermal management is critical for optimising device performance, extending
product longevity, saving energy, protecting the environment, and avoiding thermal failures …

Heat transfer enhancement analysis of tube receiver for parabolic trough solar collector with pin fin arrays inserting

X Gong, F Wang, H Wang, J Tan, Q Lai, H Han - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Tube receiver with pin fin arrays inserting was introduced as the absorber tube of parabolic
trough receiver to increase the overall heat transfer performance of tube receiver for …

Effect of shape and distribution of pin-fins on the flow and heat transfer characteristics in the rectangular cooling channel

W Jin, J Wu, N Jia, J Lei, W Ji, G Xie - International Journal of Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pin-fin arrays play a very important role in heat transfer enhancement for turbine blade
trailing edge. To find a configuration with better heat transfer effect and lower flow …

Comparing endwall heat transfer among staggered pin fin, Kagome and body centered cubic arrays

D Liang, W Chen, Y Ju, MK Chyu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Truss-type lattices present good mechanical and thermal properties and are regarded as
promising structures for internal cooling. This study presents a systematic comparison of …

Flow dynamics characteristics of flow boiling in minichannels with distributed pin fin structures

A Ateş, V Yağcı, MÇ Malyemez, M Parlak… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bubble dynamics and flow dynamics are crucial for understanding the heat transfer
mechanisms in small-scale flow boiling and can be manipulated with surface modification to …

Experimental heat transfer and flow simulations of rectangular channel with twisted-tape pin-fin array

SW Chang, PS Wu, WL Cai, CH Yu - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, an innovative twisted-tape pin-fin array was proposed for passive heat transfer
enhancement (HTE) to improve the aerothermal performance of channel flows. The full-field …

Enhanced thermal performance of a pin-fin cooling channel for gas turbine blade by density-based topology optimization

K Yeranee, Y Rao, L Yang, H Li - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Pin-fin arrays are commonly used in the trailing edge region of gas turbine blades to
enhance heat transfer and strengthen the blade's integrity, but the traditional pin elements …

Pressure drop of R134a in mini channels with micro pin fins during flow boiling

J Li, D Zhang, W Yubing, W Chen, G Zhu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Flow boiling in mini channel with micro pin fin arrays is a promising technology for thermal
management in various fields such as microelectronics, energy utilization and national …

Numerical investigation of heat transfer characteristics of pin-fins with roughed endwalls in gas turbine blade internal cooling channels

KDC Do, DH Chung, DQ Tran, CT Dinh… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In modern jet engines, the effective cooling structure design is essential to both increase
turbine efficiency and, in the meantime, maintain structural integrality. Pin-fin arrays play a …