The Measurement of Temperature Distributions on a Fin Surface by Analytical, Experimental and Numerical Methods

Abstract

Measurement of temperatures on a fin surface along with calculation of heat transfer rate is a very common experiment generally performed in Heat and Mass Transfer Laboratory. To make things interesting we analysed the results from this experimental study and compared them with theoretical (analytical) and numerical results. The theoretical study is done by standard fin formulation and the numerical analysis is performed by discretizing the governing equation of fin in algebraic mode of equations. For both of these cases we assumed suitable boundary conditions. It has been observed that the trend of temperature distribution in three cases is similar although errors are associated with experimental observations and numerical study. If we able to minimize these errors then we can properly predict the analytical results both from experimental and numerical studies.