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Parametric study on the performance of a heat exchanger with corrugated louvered fins.

Author(s) : QI Z. G., CHEN J. P., CHEN Z. J.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The Taguchi method is a well-known parametric study tool in engineering quality and experimental design. This study analyzes five experimental factors (flow depth, ratio of fin pitch and fin thickness, tube pitch, number of louvers and angle of louver) affecting the heat transfer and pressure drop of a heat exchanger with corrugated louvered fins using the Taguchi method. Fifteen samples are selected from experimental database and the heat transfer and flow friction characteristics are analyzed. The results show that flow depth, ratio of fin pitch and fin thickness and the number of the louvers are the main factors that influence significantly the thermal hydraulic performance of the heat exchanger with corrugated louvered fins. Therefore, these three factors are considered as the main factors for an optimum design of a heat exchanger. [Reprinted with permission from Elsevier. Copyright, 2006].

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  • Original title: Parametric study on the performance of a heat exchanger with corrugated louvered fins.
  • Record ID : 2007-1032
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 27 - n. 2-3
  • Publication date: 2007/02

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