INFLUENCE OF SOME VARIABLE PARAMETERS ON HORIZONTAL ELLIPTIC MICRO-CHANNELS WITH INTERNAL LONGITUDINAL FINS

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dc.contributor.authorAdegun, I.K.
dc.contributor.authorJolayemi, T.S.
dc.contributor.authorOlayemi, O.O.
dc.contributor.authorPopoola, O.T.
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-09T13:13:10Z
dc.date.available2026-05-09T13:13:10Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstracthe study investigates the laminar flow and heat transfer characteristics in elliptic microchannels of varying axis ratios and with internal longitudinal fins, operating in a region that is hydrodynamically and thermally fully developed; purposely to determine the effects of some salient fluid and geometry parameters such as Reynolds number, Prandtl number, aspect ratio ( and fin heights on flow pattern and rate of heat transfer. Numerical method using the finite difference technique was adopted for the solution. A code in Quick Basic was developed to generate the results. Results show that fin height of H=0.6 provided the optimum heat transfer enhancement for the configuration of e = 0, e= 0.433 and e=0.714; for e=0.866, fin height of H= 0.4 is tolerable. Result also show that Nusselt number increases with Reynolds number for all axis ratios investigated. However, at Re=200 a slight trough was observed in Nusselt number Versus Reynolds number relationship indicating a critical flow condition. It was also established that at Pr >5, Nusselt number and bulk fluid temperature, are independent of fluid properties.
dc.identifier.citationAdegun, I. K., Jolayemi, T. S., Olayemi, O. O., & Popoola, O. T. (2013). Influence of Some Variable Parameters on Horizontal Elliptic Micro-Channels with Internal Longitudinal Fins. Nigerian Journal of Technology, 32(2), 350-362.
dc.identifier.issn0331-8443
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/18235
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFaculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
dc.relation.ispartofseries32; 2
dc.subjectEllipse
dc.subjectMicro-channels
dc.subjectinternal fins
dc.subjectHeat transfer
dc.subjectFluid flow
dc.titleINFLUENCE OF SOME VARIABLE PARAMETERS ON HORIZONTAL ELLIPTIC MICRO-CHANNELS WITH INTERNAL LONGITUDINAL FINS
dc.typeArticle

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