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An Experimental Study on Air-Side Performance of Fin-and-Tube Heat Exchangers Having Compound Enhanced Fins

복합 전열 촉진 핀이 적용된 핀-관 열교환기의 성능에 대한 실험적 연구

  • Kim, Nae-Hyun (Division of Mechanical System Engineering Incheon National University)
  • 김내현 (인천대학교 기계시스템공학부)
  • Received : 2015.03.03
  • Accepted : 2015.07.16
  • Published : 2015.07.31
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Abstract

In this study, heat transfer and friction characteristics of compound enhanced fin-and-tube heat exchangers were experimentally investigated. Louver-finned heat exchangers were also tested for comparison purpose. The effect of fin pitch on j and f factor was negligible. The j factor decreased as number of tube row increased. However, f factor was independent of number of tube row. Louver fin samples yielded higher j and f factors than compound enhanced fin samples. For one row, j and f factors of louver fin were 23% and 27% higher than those of compound enhanced fin. For two row, those were 11% and 8%, and for three row, those were 10% and 9%. However, heat transfer capacities at the same pressure drop of the compound enhanced fins were 6.4% for one row, 11.1% for two row and 13.6% for three row larger than those of louver fins, Existing louver fin correlation overpredicted the present j factors and underpredicted the present f factors.

본 연구에서는 복합 전열 촉진 핀 열교환기의 열전달 및 압력손실에 대하여 실험적으로 검토하였다. 비교를 위하여 널리 사용되는 루버 핀 열교환기에 대한 실험도 수행하였다. 핀 피치(1.5mm~1.7mm)와 열수(1열~3열)를 변화시키며 열전달 및 압력손실에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 실험범위에서 핀 피치가 j와 f 인자에 미치는 영향은 크지 않았다. 열수가 증가하면 j 인자는 감소하고 f 인자는 열수와 무관하였다. 루버 핀의 j와 f 인자가 복합 전열 촉진 핀의 값들보다 크게 나타났다. 1열의 경우 평균 j 인자와 f 인자는 23%, 27% 크고, 2열에서는 11%, 8%, 3열에서는 10%, 9% 크게 나타났다. 하지만 동일 압력 손실 대비 전열 성능은 복합 전열 촉진 핀 열교환기가 1열에서 6.4%, 2열에서 11.1%, 3열에서 13.6% 크게 나타났다. 기존 루버 핀 상관식은 j 인자를 과대 예측하고 f 인자를 과소 예측하였다.

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