This paper develops a semi-empirical expression for heat transfer in round tube plain fin heat exchangers that have relatively large fin pitch. Empirical heat transfer correlations currently available in the public domain are necessarily limited in their range of applicability, and their functional forms are generally not designed to converge to well-known physical results, for example when par...

The present work describes numerical and experimental investigation of the heat transfer characteristics in a plate-fin, having built-in piezoelectric actuator mounted on base plate (substrate). geometrical configuration considered is representative single element plate-fin triple fins. Air taken as working fluid. A performance data for rectangular fin fins are provided different frequency leve...

Friction welding is widely used in various industries. In friction welding, heat is generated by conversion of mechanical energy into thermal energy at the interface the work pieces during pin rotation under pressure. A three-dimensional thermo mechanical simulation of friction stir welding (FSW) processes is carried out for Aluminium Alloys of 6061and 7050 where the simulation results are comp...

The friction and wear behaviour of ZrO*-Y203, Zr02-Y203--Ce02 and ZrQ--A1203 composite ceramics against hardened steel AISI-52100 were investigated using a pin on plate configuration under reciprocating motion. The reproducibility of the results was examined in this configuration. Wear characteristics were separated into system and material contributions. Under the conditions used, all the cera...

One of the key stages in designing a heat exchanger is optimization process. The enhancement in thermal performance results in a rise in pressure drop and total annual costs. So, finding optimal dimensions of heat exchanger is a key stage in designing process. In this paper, optimization has been done based on entropy generation minimization, where Cuckoo Algorithm aided to reach better results...

Abstract The role of friction on wear evolution is manifold since it interplays with lubrication regime, nominal contact point, and pressure distribution. Nevertheless, in the literature many models simulate assuming frictionless conditions to simplify analyses. That assumption, physically not realistic, often appears as a contradiction, permitted numerical simulations where can be considered i...