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Performance thermique côté air d'échangeurs de chaleur tubulaires plats à ailettes avec différentes lamelles de redirection mobiles.

Airside Thermal Performance of Louvered Fin Flat-Tube Heat Exchangers with Different Redirection Louvers.

Auteurs : SALEEM A., KIM M. H.

Type d'article : Article de périodique

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The performance of heat exchangers is severely limited by airside thermal resistance. The effect of redirection louvers (RLs) on the airside thermal performance of a compact flat-tube louvered fin heat exchanger was investigated. A steady-state 3D numerical analysis was conducted for different fin configurations by varying the number of RLs (NRL = 1, 2, 3, and 5). Conjugate heat transfer analysis was performed at the low Re (50–450) for domestic and transport air-conditioning applications. Geometric parameters such as louver pitch, louver angle, fin pitch, and flow depth were set as 1.7 mm, 27°, 1.2 mm, and 20 mm, respectively. The effective heat transfer fin surface areas of different fin configurations were also kept identical for a comparative analysis. The influence of the RLs on the airside thermal–hydraulic performance was analysed by exploring the local and average Nusselt numbers, pressure drop, Colburn j factor, friction factor f, performance evaluation criteria (PEC), and flow efficiency of different fin configurations. The numerical results revealed that the asymmetric fin configuration with two RLs (NRL = 2) showed the best heat transfer performance for the entire Re range. It resulted in a 33% higher average Nusselt number, causing a 24% higher pressure drop compared to NRL=5. At low flow velocities (Re < 75), NRL = 3 showed better PEC; however, at high flow velocities (Re > 75), NRL = 1 outperformed other fin configurations. Finally, it was noted that increasing the number of RLs reduced the amplitude of the wavy-shaped flow formed between the neighbouring louvered fin, consequently deteriorating the flow efficiency.

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  • Titre original : Airside Thermal Performance of Louvered Fin Flat-Tube Heat Exchangers with Different Redirection Louvers.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 30030411
  • Langues : Anglais
  • Sujet : Technologie
  • Source : Energies - vol. 15 - n. 16
  • Éditeurs : MDPI
  • Date d'édition : 08/2022
  • DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15165904

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