Fins or extended surfaces are generally used in heat exchangers to enhance heat transfer
between the main surface and ambient fluid. Various types of simple‐shaped fins, namely …

The present paper examines turbulent flow and heat transfer characteristics of a three-
dimensional laterally perforated finned heat sink (LPFHS) using response surface …

The optimal design of heat sinks presents a challenge for engineers. Using longitudinal
perforations is an innovative technique employed in the design of parallel finned heat sinks …

The efficient design of heat sinks is a severe challenge in thermo-fluid engineering. A
creative and innovative way is applying lateral perforations to parallel finned heat sinks. The …

In contrast to the common practice of evaluating heat sinks with inline or standard staggered
fin placement, this research investigated the thermo-hydraulic performance of conical pin–fin …

Background This study analyses turbulent flow and heat transfer characteristics of a three-
dimensional perforated finned heat sink using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and …

In this paper, slit fin with lateral perforations are presented and the optimal parameters of the
perforation on the silt fin are determined. The effects of the three design parameters of …

This study presents the thermal performance of laterally perforated plate-fin heat sinks (LAP-
PFHSs) with different numbers (N p) and diameters (D p) of circular perforations. Based on …

With the increase of high-power electrical components in modern ships, especially fully
electric ships with electric propulsion drive (EPD), the cooling of EPD electrical components …

An analytical model is proposed to predict the average Nusselt numbers of laterally
perforated-finned heat sinks (LA-PFHSs) with high aspect ratios in forced convection laminar …