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The effect of orientation of square perforations on the heat transfer enhancement from a fin subjected to natural convection

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The heat transfer dissipation from a horizontal rectangular fin embedded with square perforations of two orientations under natural convection is numerically investigated. The parameters considered in this investigation are the geometrical dimensions and the orientations of the perforation. A comparison between heat dissipation of the fin with variable orientations of the perforations is presented. It is found that the heat dissipation enhancement from a fin with square perforation parallel to the fin base was more than that of fin with inclined square perforation. The problem of this study was numerically solved using the variational approach finite element technique.

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  1. Al-Husn University College, Al-Balqa Applied University Al-Husn - Irbid – JORDAN – P.O.Box 50

    Abdullah H. Al-Essa & Fayez M. S. Al-Hussien

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Al-Essa, A.H., Al-Hussien, F.M.S. The effect of orientation of square perforations on the heat transfer enhancement from a fin subjected to natural convection. Heat and Mass Transfer 40, 509–515 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-003-0450-z

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