HEAT-TRANSFER CHARACTERIZATION OF PLATE FIN-TUBE HEAT-EXCHANGERS

KAYANSAYAN N.

HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEMS & CHP, vol.13, no.1, pp.67-77, 1993 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1993
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/0890-4332(93)90026-r
  • Journal Name: HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEMS & CHP
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.67-77
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The effects upon the performance of plate fin-tube cross flow heat exchangers due to outer surface geometry are considered. The finning parameter varying through 11 to 23, a total of ten geometrically distinct configurations were tested over a Reynolds number range from 100 to 30,000. The tube outside diameter with the collar thickness defines the characteristic dimension. The convective heat transfer coefficients are presented as plots of Colburn j-factor versus Reynolds number and compare well with previous studies. Typical data spread being +/- 10 percent range, the j-factor, the Reynolds number, and the finning parameter are correlated.