Study of the heat transfer and analysis of the surface characteristics of robot spray painting by using Taguchi method and ANOVA analysis

In this investigative research work, the surface characteristics of normal paint and multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) paint-coated substrates are studied. The experiments are conducted using ABB IRB 1410 Robot and the end effector of the robot is retrofitted with a high-volume low-pressure atomizer paint spray gun. The nanopaint is prepared by ultrasonication by placing 1 gram of MWCNT in a polyurethane commercial base paint (500 ml). Taguchi design of experiments is used to identify the most efficient use of procedure parameters using the L9 orthogonal array table. Heat transfer of the substrate is found by temperature measurements of the convective heat transfer through extended surfaces. Surface morphology is studied by scanning electron microscope and upright microscopy. Analysis of variance technique is used to find the most influencing input parameters and contribution of values to maximizing surface finish and minimizing the heat transfer effect. The study shows that there is an enhancement in surface finish and minimization of heat transfer in the nanopaint coated substrate when compared with normal paint application using the ABB robot.

Performance Evaluation of Solar Air Collector by Chimney Effect for Drying Applications

Solar air collector is one of the main components of a solar dryer unit, which supplies the conditioned air for processing the perishable edible items. Various techniques have been employed to improve the thermal efficiency of the collector system, such as extended surfaces, packed beds, artificial roughness, etc., however, the cost of construction is higher. Therefore, this study was focussed on the collector efficiency enhancement using a chimney without applying the aforementioned. A single-pass solar air collector coupled with drying chamber and chimney was utilized for the experiments. The experiments were conducted in September. The average values of the solar radiation intensity, ambient temperature, temperatures inside the dryer, collector efficiency were graphically presented. The experimental data reported the maximum values of the outlet temperatures for the solar air collector with and without a chimney to be 52.8 °C and 57 °C, respectively. The collector thermal efficiency with and without the chimney was found to vary from 29.6% to 64.8% and from 26.9% to 44.8%, respectively. Furthermore, it was noticed that, with the chimney, the temperature inside the dryer showed uniform tendency.

Comparative analysis on heat transfer of various fin profile using solid works: A systematic review

Fins are widely used to enhance the amount of heat transfer by improving the rate of convection heat transfer. Fins are also known as extended surfaces, i.e., extrusions from the object surface. There are numerous kinds of fins, and based on the shape and size, the amount of heat transfer through the fins will differ. Heat transfer depends upon the geometry of the fin and depends upon a number of factors such as the nature of the fin surface, the ambient temperature; the velocity of the air, etc. In this present study, the systematic review is carried out by critically analyzing the different types of fin profile such as plain rectangular fin, wavy fin, circular pin fin, and rectangular pin fin to increase the fins efficiency. The outcome from this study reveals that the heat transferred by the fins is mainly dependent on the fins profile (type and shape), length, angle, and surface area. Alongside the orientation of the fins, porosity, thermo-geometry also affects the fins’ efficiency.

Thermal Analysis of Extended surfaces from the Heat sink of Different shape - A Brief Review

This paper introduces a brief review about the way of heat extraction enhancement from heat sink using fins of different types and different shapes and also with different shape of perforation. Extended surfaces from the base plate or heat sink is nothing but they are FINS. There are various types of fin exits. They are Rectangular, Square, Annular, Elliptical, Cylindrical or Pin fin which is utilized with different geometrical combinations. To achieve maximum temperature droop from the base surface or heat sink by using fins numerous trials are completed or being carried out for designing optimized Fin. The optimization of Fin can be achieved by increasing surface contact area with the atmospheric air. In these days there are numbers of experiment is done on fins like Solid fin, Porous fins and Solid fins with perforation, has also been brought off. The various design modifications which are implemented and studied analytically and experimentally by the researchers using ANSYS Work bench is been discussed in this review paper.

Survey of Some Exact and Approximate Analytical Solutions for Heat Transfer in Extended Surfaces

In this chapter we provide the review and a narrative of some obtained results for steady and transient heat transfer though extended surfaces (fins). A particular attention is given to exact and approximate analytical solutions of models describing heat transfer under various conditions, for example, when thermal conductivity and heat transfer are temperature dependent. We also consider fins of different profiles and shapes. The dependence of thermal properties render the considered models nonlinear, and this adds a complication and difficulty to solve these model exactly. However, the nonlinear problems are more realistic and physically sound. The approximate analytical solutions give insight into heat transfer in fins and as such assist in the designs for better efficiencies and effectiveness.