Experimental Study of Heat Transfer Performance of Louver-Fin Heat Exchanger

Louver-Fin 열교환기의 열전달 특성 실험 연구

  • Chang, K.S. (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sunmoon University) ;
  • Kweon, Y.C. (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sunmoon University) ;
  • Hong, S.R. (Graduate School, Sunmoon University) ;
  • Kim, J.D. (Graduate School, Sunmoon University) ;
  • Lee, H.S. (Graduate School, Sunmoon University) ;
  • Park, B.K. (Graduate School, Sunmoon University)
  • Published : 2007.11.30

Abstract

This study presents the air side heat transfer and friction characteristics of fin-tube heat exchangers. Variations of heat transfer performance in each row are investigated in the present work. Experiments were performed for the Louver fin-tube heat exchangers using air-enthalpy type calorimeter, which is based on air-enthalpy method described in ASHRAE standards. The air velocity was varied from 0.7 to 2.5 m/s with 0.3 m/s interval. The results are plotted in terms of Colburn j-factor and friction factor of with respect to Reynolds number in the range of 200 to 1100.

Keywords