Comparative performance of rippled fin plate fin and tube heat exchangers

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Journal of Heat Transfer (Transcations of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Series C); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3250653· OSTI ID:5341510

Maltson, J D; Wilcock, D ^[1]; Davenport, C J ^[2]

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1. Coventry Polytechnic (England)
2. Covrad Heat Transfer, Coventry (England)

Continuous rippled fins are preferred to interrupted fins in applications where fouling by fibrous matter or insects is a problem. The performance characteristic of three rippled fin heat exchangers have been measured in a thermal wind tunnel. The results of these measurements are reported and comparisons are made wtih published data on similar surfaces. The performance evaluation criteria used as the basis for the comparisons were those recommened by Shah (1978). The tested rippled fin surfaces were found to have a higher performance than a similar surface reported in Kay and London (1984). The heat transfer enhancement was found to be dependent upon the profile of the fin.

• OSTI ID: 5341510
• Journal Information: Journal of Heat Transfer (Transcations of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Series C); (United States), Vol. 111:1; ISSN 0022-1481
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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