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An assessment of the state of the art, and potential design improvements, for flat-tube heat exchangers in air conditioning and refrigeration applications: Phase 1. Final report.

Author(s) : JACOBI A. M., PARK Y., TAFTI D., et al.

Type of monograph: Report

Summary

This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by ARTI under its "HVAC&R Research for the 21st Century Program". Its objective is to evaluate the air-side heat transfer and pressure-drop performance of serpentine-fin, flat-tube heat exchangers. It includes a literature review, a preliminary comparison of flat-tube to round-tube performance, a computational fluid dynamic study of flow through the heat exchangers and complementary modelling to predict the performance of flat-tube designs over a wide range of conditions. Recommendations are provided for a new experimental study to provide performance data for dry, wet, and frosted-surface conditions. This report can be downloaded from: www.arti-21cr.org/research/completed/index.html.

Details

  • Original title: An assessment of the state of the art, and potential design improvements, for flat-tube heat exchangers in air conditioning and refrigeration applications: Phase 1. Final report.
  • Record ID : 2002-2720
  • Languages: English
  • Publication: ARTI (Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute) - United states/United states
  • Publication date: 2001/09
  • Source: Source: ARTI-21CR-20020-01; 182 p. (21 x 29.7); fig.; tabl.; ref.; append.

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