This Brief deals with externally finned tubes, their geometric parameters, Reynolds number, dimensionless variables, friction factor, plain plate fins on round tubes, the effect of fin spacing, correlations, pain individually finned tubes, circular fins with staggered tubes, low integral fin tubes, wavy fin, enhanced plate fin geometries with round tubes, Offset Strip Fins, convex louver fins, louvered fin, perforated fin, mesh fin, vortex generator, enhanced circular fin geometries, spine or segmented fin, wire loop fin, flat extruded tubes with internal membranes, plate and fin automotive radiators, performance comparison, numerical simulation, advanced fin geometries, hydrophilic coatings, internally finned tubes and annuli, spirally fluted and indented tube, advanced internal fin geometries, and finned annuli. The book is ideal for professionals and researchers dealing with thermal management in devices.

Autorentext

Sujoy Kumar Saha is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Howrah, West Bengal, India.

Madhu Sruthi Emani is a doctoral candidate working under the supervision of Dr. Sujoy Kumar Saha, at Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, India. She is working in the area of Heat Transfer Enhancement for her PhD thesis.

Anand Kumar Bharti is a doctoral candidate working under the supervision of Dr. Sujoy Kumar Saha, at Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, India. He is working in the area of Heat Transfer Enhancement for his PhD thesis.

  Hrishiraj Ranjan is a doctoral candidate working under the supervision of Dr. Sujoy Kumar Saha, at Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, India. He is working in the area of Heat Transfer Enhancement for his PhD thesis.

Inhalt
Chapter 1.Introduction.- Chapter 2.Round tubes having plain-plate fins.- Chapter 3. Circular Fins with Staggered Tubes, Low Integral-Fin Tubes.- Chapter 4. Enhanced Plate Fin Geometries with Round Tubes and Enhanced Circular Fin Geometries.- Chapter 5. Oval and Flat Tube Geometries, Row Effects in Tube Banks, Local Heat Transfer Coefficient on Plain Fins, Performance Comparison, Numerical Simulation and Patents, Coatings.- Chapter 6. Internally Finned Tubes and Spirally Fluted Tubes.- Chapter 7. Advanced Internal Fin Geometries and Finned Annuli.- Chapter 8.Conclusions.