One Dimensional Steady-State Heat Transfer on a Star Fin Shape

Abstract

The convection heat transfers on a surface exposed to the fluid may be enhanced by attaching to the surface, known as the fins. To keep the system stable, heat transmission via solids, boundaries, or walls must be continuously dissipated to the environment or surroundings. A large quantity of heat must be dissipated from a small space in many engineering applications. A fin can boost the surface area’s effectiveness; hence, maximize convectional heat. Two shapes of straight aluminum fins have been used, cylindrical and star shape. The result shows that the star fins are appealing due to the same diameter and length; it has a lot more heat transfer than a cylindrical fin. In electronic devices, cylindrical and star fins are provided on the surface of the processor device. The result is done by SolidWorks simulation with 300 ºC on the surface as well as cylindrical and star fin. Input parameters like thermal conductivity, heat transfer coefficient, as well as fin’s density and dimensions are measured. The temperature distribution, heat flow, as well as heat flux all resembles output parameters.