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COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF RIPPLED FIN PLATE FIN AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS.

Author(s) : MALTSON J. D., WILCOCK D., DAVENPORT C. J.

Type of article: Article

Summary

CONTINUOUS RIPPLED FINS ARE PREFERRED TO INTERRUPTED FINS IN APPLICATIONS WHERE FOULING BY FIBROUS MATTER OR INSECTS IS A PROBLEM. THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF 3 RIPPLED FIN HEAT EXCHANGERS HAVE BEEN MEASURED IN A THERMAL WIND TUNNEL. THE RESULTS OF THESE MEASUREMENTS ARE REPORTED AND COMPARISONS ARE MADE WITH PUBLISHED DATA ON SIMILAR SURFACES. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA USED AS THE BASIS FOR THE COMPARISONS WERE THOSE RECOMMENDED BY SHAH (1978). THE TESTED RIPPLED FIN SURFACES WERE FOUND TO HAVE A HIGHER PERFORMANCE THAN A SIMILAR SURFACE REPORTED IN KAYS AND LONDON (1984).

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  • Original title: COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF RIPPLED FIN PLATE FIN AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS.
  • Record ID : 1989-2196
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. Heat Transf. - vol. 111 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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