• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.31 no.7 s.262
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• pp.581-587
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• 2007

At present time, LNG demand of the world is increasing and the piping line for NG transportation has been already installed in Korea. The air fm vaporizer is, however, required because of the transportation for remotely local areas. This paper numerically investigates on the heat transfer characteristics of relevant geometric variations of air-fin vaporizer which is heated by air not by sea water. This vaporizer must be designed in consideration of both efficiency and economics because air is relatively a little heat source. In this study, the pipe and the longitudinal fins are fundamental geometric considerations. Main parameters of geometry are the number, the thickness, and the length of the fins. Finally, the results of heat transfer effects are investigated with the characteristics of each parameter variation.