@article{scholars20116, doi = {10.1007/978-981-99-5946-4{$_7$}}, year = {2024}, note = {cited By 0; Conference of International Conference on Renewable Energy and E-mobility, ICREEM 2022 ; Conference Date: 1 December 2022 Through 2 December 2022; Conference Code:309409}, pages = {71--83}, title = {Thermal Analysis of Helical Pin Fins at Different Pitch Steps Through Numerical Technique}, journal = {Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering}, publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH}, author = {Ahmed, S. W. and Tariq, A. and Altaf, K. and Ali, S. and Hussain, G. and Baharom, M. B.}, issn = {21954356}, isbn = {9789819959457}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85188661680&doi=10.1007\%2f978-981-99-5946-4\%5f7&partnerID=40&md5=e2b580bb3e3f3e58583ddc0000633150}, keywords = {Fins (heat exchange); Heat convection; Thermoanalysis, Comprehensive comparisons; Convection; Convection coefficients; Convective heat transfer; Effective area; Heat transfer rate; Heatsink; Numerical techniques; Optimisations; Pin-fins, Computational fluid dynamics}, abstract = {Many modern-day applications rely on heat sinks for heat dissipation. Pin fins are one of the heatsinks that are used for cooling and the convection coefficient of a pin fin depends on many parameters that need optimization. The pin fin in its plain form isn{\^a}??t efficient enough and there are ways to not only enhance its heat transfer rate but also reduce its weight simultaneously. This study aims to geometrically modify a plain pin fin to enhance the effective area for convective heat transfer. This study contains a comprehensive comparison between simple pin fin heatsinks and their corresponding heatsinks with helical-shaped profiles on the outer surface. A helical pattern was made using different pitches 2, 4, 6, and 8{\^A} mm and they were tested at air speeds of 2, 4, 6 and 8{\^A} m/s. Computational fluid dynamic analysis was performed to measure the performance of heatsinks. The tetrahedral mesh was used for simulation, and it was concluded that the helical fin having a 2{\^A} mm pitch performed the best and therefore had the highest convection coefficient of 202.69 W/m2K at 8{\^A} m/s airspeed. {\^A}{\copyright} Institute of Technology PETRONAS Sdn Bhd (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS) 2024.} }