Forced convective performance of perforated circular pin-fin heat sinks

This study examines heat transfer performance under forced convection for two different types (Type A and Type B) of pin-fin heat sinks with and without a hollow in the heated base. The effects of the Reynolds number, heights of the fin and base plate, finning factor, heat sink porosity and perforated base plate on the heat-transfer coefficient, fin effectiveness and pressure drop were investigated and evaluated. The present study strongly suggests the use of a small hollow [(D (h) /D (b) ) < 0.15] constructed in the base plate of the pin-fin heat sink. In order to obtain insight into the fluid flow phenomena, flow visualization was also made to observe the detailed fluid flow characteristics of the present pin-fin heat sinks.