H. T. Chen1,K. H. Hsu1, S. K. Lee1, L. Y. Haung1
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.22, No.3, pp. 239-260, 2011, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2011.022.239
Abstract The inverse scheme of the finite difference method in conjunction with the least-squares scheme and experimental measured temperatures is proposed to solve a two-dimensional steady-state inverse heat conduction problem in order to estimate the natural-convection heat transfer coefficient under the isothermal situation [`h] iso from three vertical fins mounted on a vertical plate and fin efficiency hf for various values of the fin spacing and fin height. The measured fin temperatures and ambient air temperature are measured from the present experimental apparatus conducted in a small wind tunnel. The heat transfer coefficient on the middle More >