Author/Authors :
Chinnarasu, K Department of Mechanical Engineering - United Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India , Ranjithkumar, M Department of Mechanical Engineering - K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India , Lakshmanan, P Department of Mechanical Engineering - K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India , Hariharan, K. B Department of Mechanical Engineering - K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India , Vigneshwaran, N. K Department of Mechanical Engineering - K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India , Karan, S Department of Mechanical Engineering - K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract :
Radiators are heat exchangers used to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another medium. In the
existing plain fins type radiator are commonly used, which are usually set up in a cross flow arrangement
made up of aluminum and copper alloy. Powerful fan and water pump is accompanied in this to greatly
improve heat dissipation rate. For higher cooling capacity of radiator, addition of fins is one of the approaches
to increase the cooling rate of the radiator. This method follows the principle of increasing contact surface.
Contact surface can also be increased by varying fin geometrical structure. In this project simple modification
has been carried out in the existing fin geometry with a view to improve its heat dissipated rate. The varying
fin structures are Box type, Sharp type, Round type. Sharp type radiator fins is fabricated to evaluate the
effectiveness of the radiator. Also comparison of conventional coolant with SiC Nano fluid has been carried
out by using Solid works and Ansys software. The result are compared with both analytical and experimental
fin design is concluded.
Keywords :
Nanofluid , Coolant , Geometrical , Heat transfer , Fins
