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The present investigation focuses on the thermal performance of a fully wet stretching/shrinking longitudinal fin of exponential profile coated with a mechanism like a conveyer belt. The modeled equation is non-dimensionalized and solved by applying the Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg (RKF) method. The effects of parameters such as the wet parameter, the fin shape parameter, and the stretching/shrinking parameter on the heat transfer and thermal characteristics of the fin are graphically analyzed and discussed. It is inferred that the negative effects of motion and internal heat generation on the fin heat transfer rate can be lessened by setting a shrinking mechanism on the fin surface. The current examination is inclined towards practical applications and is beneficial to the design of fins.
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Abbreviations
- A :
-
thermal conductivity parameter
- A(x):
-
cross-sectional area of the fin, m2
- A b :
-
area of the fin base, m2
- T a :
-
ambient temperature, K
- b 2 :
-
variable parameter, K−1
- c p :
-
specific heat at constant pressure, J/(kg·K)
- h D :
-
uniform mass transfer coefficient
- h a :
-
coefficient of convective heat transfer at Ta, W/(m2·K)
- h :
-
coefficient of convective heat transfer, W/(m2·K)
- G :
-
generation number
- k a :
-
thermal conductivity at Ta, W/(m·K)
- k :
-
thermal conductivity, W/(m·K)
- L :
-
fin length, m
- m 0 :
-
m1, constants
- m 2 :
-
wet parameter
- N r :
-
radiative parameter
- Pe :
-
Peclet number
- p :
-
exponential index of h
- Q :
-
non-dimensional heat transfer rate
- \(q_{\rm{a}}^ * \) :
-
rate of internal heat generation at Ta, W/m3
- q*:
-
rate of internal heat generation, W/m3
- q :
-
base heat transfer rate, W
- S :
-
stretching/shrinking parameter of the fin
- s* :
-
stretching/shrinking rate of the fin, m−1
- T :
-
local fin temperature, K
- T b :
-
base temperature, K
- t(x):
-
fin thickness, m
- t b :
-
base thickness of the fin, m
- U :
-
constant velocity of the fin, m/s
- W :
-
width, m
- X :
-
dimensionless length
- x :
-
axial coordinate of the fin, m.
- ω :
-
humidity ratio of the saturated air
- ν :
-
shape parameter of the fin
- α :
-
measure of thermal conductivity variation with temperature, K−1
- ω a :
-
humidity ratio of the surrounding air
- ϵ G :
-
nondimensional internal heat generation parameter
- θ a :
-
nondimensional ambient temperature
- θ :
-
dimensionless temperature
- ε :
-
surface emissivity of the fin
- i fg :
-
latent heat of water evaporation, J/kg
- σ :
-
Stefan-Boltzmann constant, W/(m2·K4)
- ρ :
-
density of the ambient fluid, kg/m3.
- a:
-
ambient
- b:
-
base.
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One of the authors (M. L. KEERTHI) acknowledges the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India for financial support under the UGC-Junior Research Fellowship (No. CSIR-UGC NET DEC. 2019) (Student ID: 191620111468).
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Citation: GIREESHA, B. J., KEERTHI, M. L., and SOWMYA, G. Effects of stretching/shrinking on the thermal performance of a fully wetted convective-radiative longitudinal fin of exponential profile. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition), 43(3), 389–402 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-022-2836-6
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Gireesha, B.J., Keerthi, M.L. & Sowmya, G. Effects of stretching/shrinking on the thermal performance of a fully wetted convective-radiative longitudinal fin of exponential profile. Appl. Math. Mech.-Engl. Ed. 43, 389–402 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-022-2836-6
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