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The new exchangers in refrigeration and air, conditioning applications

Abstract

The investigation carried out by the `heat exchangers` network has revealed a number of points which should be noted here at the beginning of this presentation. It has been observed that most of today`s products (fin and tube heat exchangers) are designed along traditional lines. However despite this `conservatism`, a lot of attention is found on the technical and innovative techniques used in other areas of the world (particularly in Japan). Moreover, some of these innovative techniques (micro fin tubes, louvered fins) tend to be more frequently applied than others, and their gradual introduction into products which are `made in the EEC` is to be expected. The purpose of this paper is to respond, at least partially, to the interest shown by the industries contacted. during this investigation in these new techniques. In the first chapter, an overview of the information available today on high performance thermal heat exchange surfaces will be given. Micro-fin tubes and louvered fins will be the two surfaces considered in the first part of this document. According to this investigation, the fin and tube heat exchanger remains the only product available today for evaporating and condensing refrigerant applications using air as the fluid to be  More>>
Authors:
Marvillet, Ch [1] 
  1. CEA, 38 - Grenoble (France). GRETh
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1997
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
ETDE-FR-99713635; CONF-9701113-
Reference Number:
SCA: 420400; PA: FRC-98:004904; EDB-99:031189; SN: 98002035275
Resource Relation:
Conference: Workshop on recent evolutions of refrigerating machineries and heat pumps, Journee d`etudes ``Evolutions recentes des machines a froid et thermopompes``, France (France), 29 Jan 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Recent evolutions of refrigerating machineries and heat pumps; PB: 204 p.; Evolutions recentes des machines a froid et thermopompes
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; FINS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; TUBES; GEOMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; REFRIGERANTS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; VAPOR CONDENSATION; MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION; PRESSURE DROP; DESIGN
OSTI ID:
316704
Research Organizations:
Societe Francaise des Thermiciens, 75 - Paris (France)
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE99713635; TRN: FR9804904
Availability:
OSTI as DE99713635
Submitting Site:
FR
Size:
pp. 113-134
Announcement Date:
Mar 19, 1999

Citation Formats

Marvillet, Ch. The new exchangers in refrigeration and air, conditioning applications. France: N. p., 1997. Web.
Marvillet, Ch. The new exchangers in refrigeration and air, conditioning applications. France.
Marvillet, Ch. 1997. "The new exchangers in refrigeration and air, conditioning applications." France.
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abstractNote = {The investigation carried out by the `heat exchangers` network has revealed a number of points which should be noted here at the beginning of this presentation. It has been observed that most of today`s products (fin and tube heat exchangers) are designed along traditional lines. However despite this `conservatism`, a lot of attention is found on the technical and innovative techniques used in other areas of the world (particularly in Japan). Moreover, some of these innovative techniques (micro fin tubes, louvered fins) tend to be more frequently applied than others, and their gradual introduction into products which are `made in the EEC` is to be expected. The purpose of this paper is to respond, at least partially, to the interest shown by the industries contacted. during this investigation in these new techniques. In the first chapter, an overview of the information available today on high performance thermal heat exchange surfaces will be given. Micro-fin tubes and louvered fins will be the two surfaces considered in the first part of this document. According to this investigation, the fin and tube heat exchanger remains the only product available today for evaporating and condensing refrigerant applications using air as the fluid to be treated. Other technological solutions exist, however; brazed fin and plate heat exchangers commonly used in applications where compactness is an essential quality will be examined in the second part of this document. Moreover, the use of fluids which will replace CFCS in the years to come, and the possible comeback of ammonia will certainly have consequences on the design of evaporators and condensers. In the third part of this document the effects of these changes on fin and tube heat exchangers will be evaluated, and the first published results of the use of substitution fluids will be discussed. (author) 16 refs.}
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