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application/pdf ![]() | ACRC Technical Report 172 |
Description
Title: | An Experimental Evaluation of the Thermal-Hydraulic Impact of Delta-Wing Vortex Generators in Plain-fin-and-Tube Heat Exchangers |
Author(s): | El Sherbini, A.I.; Jacobi, A.M. |
Subject(s): | condensate retention
air-side heat transfer |
Abstract: | Longitudinal vortex generation is a technique for enhancing heat transfer. Recent studies have tried to simulate the conditions for vortex generators in heat exchangers. In this work, the effectiveness of delta-wing vortex generators for fin-and-tube heat exchangers is experimentally evaluated in full-scale testing. The heat transfer and pressure drop performance of a heat exchanger are tested before and after adding a single row of vortex generators. A heat transfer enhancement of 31 % was achieved, with a pressure drop penalty smaller than 10%. The results demonstrate the high potential for this method of heat transfer augmentation in plain-fin-and-tube heat exchanger applications. |
Issue Date: | 2000-07 |
Publisher: | Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
Series/Report: | Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center TR-172 |
Genre: | Technical Report |
Type: | Text |
Language: | English |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/11953 |
Sponsor: | Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Project 110 |
Date Available in IDEALS: | 2009-05-29 |