The fins are generally used to increase the heat transfer rate from the system to the surroundings

by increasing the heat transfer area. The fins are generally extended surfaces or projections of materials on the system. The fins are commonly used on small power developing machine as engines used for motorcycles as well as small capacity compressors. They are also used in many refrigeration systems (evaporators and condensers) for increasing the heat transfer rates. In the present analysis, the fins that are of different cross sections and of same material (aluminium) are considered. The knowledge of efficiency and effectiveness of the fin are necessary for proper design of fins. The main objective of our analysis is to determine the most effective cross section among the various cross sections available. The efficiency and effectiveness of various cross sections are determined experimentally by cross sectional area and volume as constant for each cross section. The various cross sections, which are adopted, are: Triangular

Square Hexagon Hollow triangle Hollow circular Hollow Square

The fins, which are taken in the analysis, are experimented for the condition of fin with insulated end i.e. the fin is short fin with insulated end. Comparison is made among the solid sections and between the hollow and solid sections. The graphs plotted give a clear view of the comparisons. In the experiment, various cross sections of aluminium are taken due to its lightweight and high conductivity and it is most widely used in the industrial applications. NECESSITY OF FINS The heat that is generated produced or developed in the system that conducts through the walls or boundaries is to be continuously dissipated to the surroundings or environment to keep the system in steady state condition. Large quantities of heat have to be dissipated

from small area as heat transfer by convection between a surface and the fluid surroundings. It can be increased by attaching thin strips of metals called fins to the surface of the system. The fin is generally an extended surface on the system. Whenever the available surface is found to be inadequate to transfer the required quantity of heat with the available temperature drop & convective heat transfer coefficient, the surface area exposed to the surroundings is frequently increased by attachment to protrusions to the surfaces. These protrusions are called fins or spines. Thus, the fins increase the effective area of surface there by increasing the heat transfer by convection. In the present work, fins, which are of different cross sections and are of the same material (aluminium), are experimented for the following conditions 1. natural convection 2. forced convection a. b. Flow of air constant and heat input varies. Flow of air varies and heat input constant.

Study on the effectiveness and efficiency of fin was made in the above conditions. Theoretical and practical heat transfer coefficients are calculated. All the fins experimented are uniform cross section through out the length and are different cross sections. Temperature distributions over the surfaces are plotted. The experiments are carried to find out which of the fin is more effective in transmitting heat from primary surface. In the experiment, there will be two comparisons, one among the solid sections and other between the hollow and solid sectional area and same volume for each cross section. The various cross sections of aluminium, is taken because aluminium, is a light weight material and has high conductivity and is most widely used in the industrial applications.

Efficiency and Effectiveness of fin: The purpose of adding fins to a surface is to increase the surface are available for convective heat transfer to the surrounding fluid. In order to express the heat exchanging capacity of an extended surface

relative to the heat exchanging capacity of the primary surface with no fins, it is useful to define fin effectiveness. Fin effectiveness= (heat transfer with fin)/(heat transfer without fin) Fin efficiency is defined as the ratio of actual heat transferred to the heat which would be transferred, if entire fin were at base temperature.