Finned tube heat exchangers: state of the art for the air side

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:7064609

McQuiston, F. C.

The findings of various investigators during the past ten years has greatly enhanced our ability to analyze, model, design, and optimize the finned tube heat exchangers so widely used in the HVAC business. The effect of rows, fin pitch, and other geometric parameters are now well understood and generalized heat transfer correlations are available. The relation between heat and mass transfer has been much better defined and good correlations have been developed. Some advances have also been made in modeling techniques especially where partially dry cooling and dehumidifying coils are involved. All of these factors are reviewed to concisely summarize what is now available to the heat exchanger analyst.

• Research Organization: Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AS05-76ET20312
• OSTI ID: 7064609
• Report Number(s): CONF-800451-3
• Resource Relation: Conference: 5. annual heat pump technology conference, Stillwater, OK, USA, 14 Apr 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
HEAT EXCHANGERS
DESIGN
PERFORMANCE
SPACE HVAC SYSTEMS
BUILDINGS
FINS
FLUID FLOW
HEAT TRANSFER
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
OPERATION
OPTIMIZATION
ENERGY TRANSFER
320100* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Buildings