School of Infrastructure Process Engineering and Technology (SIPET)
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Item Development and Testing of a Heat Dissipation System Using Fins for a Motorcycle Exhaust Pipe(Nigerian Journal of Engineering Science Research (NIJESR), 2022-12-30) Okegbile, .O. J.; Oboakporhorho, .J. J.; Bori Ige; Babawuya, .A.; Bako, .S.; Musa, .N. A.The paper developed and investigate the use of fins as heat exchanger in dissipation of heat that arise from motorcycle exhaust pipe which can result in variety of degree of burns, affecting both users and passengers when in accidental contact with it. In this research work, copper pipe and aluminum fins were used because the heat transfer rate needs to be improved. The fabrication of the fins array was carried out with the use of 1mm aluminum material and 4mm copper pipe the base plate, the fins array are very potable and may be unfastened used on other exhaust pipes, since the fins are assembled with bolts and nuts. The analysis shows that the rate of heat transfer from the exhaust pipe (without fins) is1078W, while the heat transfer from the fins array was 2692.3W; which shows an increase in exhaust pipe heat transfer by factor of 2.5. Therefore, the risk of contacting serious burn when in accidental contact with the exhaust pipe has been reduced. It is hereby recommended that, the Semi rectangular fins profile can also be used for further research work because they are also effective, and the Copper fin may be considered for further work due to excellent thermal conductivity of the material.Item Heat Transfer Analysis of a Concentrated-Type Solar Dryer for Ginger(2024-12-30) Bori Ige; Jiya .J.Y.; Orah .A.M.; Bako .S.; Oyebamiji .M.O.In recent years, global concern about the preservation of agricultural products for usage and exports through drying has been outstanding. Solar Parabolic Trough Collectors (SPTC) are used to dry various agricultural products for effective moisture removal. A heat transfer fluid (HTF) flows through a receiver tube pipe that absorbs solar radiation reflected from the stainless-steel sheet surfaces of the SPTC. In order to reduce the heat losses, the pipe was linked through a flexible, thermally insulated cross-linked polyethene pipe to the copper tubes inside the drying chamber. The heat transfer analysis of the SPTC is essential to understand the thermal behavior and its performance during the drying process. This paper examined the heat exchanges developed in the designed concentrated-type solar dryer, and the heat transfer rates in the receiver tube and the drying chamber, as well as the heat transfer coefficients for the solar drying of ginger, were determined. The thermal analysis of the convective heat exchanges within the receiver tube and the drying chamber is presented. The heat transfer coefficients hRec and hDC for the convective heat transfer process in the receiver tube and the drying chamber were 1372.48W/m.K and 17.60W/m.K, respectively. The dryer’s thermal efficiency was 30%, showing considerable moisture removal from the ginger samples. The mean temperature difference between the drying chamber and the ambient showed a considerable increase of about +11oC. This resulted in considerable moisture removal, and the final moisture content achieved by the concentrated solar dryer for the ginger samples was 11.1%, compared to the 23.74% achieved by the open-air solar (OAS) drying method.