Pressure drop coefficients for elliptic and circular sections in one, two and three-row arrangements of plate fin and tube heat exchangers



Título del documento: Pressure drop coefficients for elliptic and circular sections in one, two and three-row arrangements of plate fin and tube heat exchangers
Revista: Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000311991
ISSN: 0100-7386
Autores: 1
2
Instituciones: 1Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecanica, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade Federal Fluminense, Departamento de Engenharia Mecanica, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Dic
Volumen: 21
Número: 4
Paginación: 600-610
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental
Resumen en inglés The objective of the present work is the experimental determination of pressure drop coefficients (loss coefficients) for elliptic and circular sections in one, two and three-row arrangements of plate fin and tube heat exchangers. The experiments permitted to correlate the dimensionless loss coefficient with the flow Reynolds number in the rectangular channel formed by the plate fins. The experimental technique consisted of the measurement of the longitudinal pressure distribution along the flow channel, for several values of air mass flow rate. The total number of data runs, each one characterized by the flow Reynolds number, was 216. The present geometry is used in compact heat exchangers for air conditioning systems, heaters, radiators, and others. Also, it is verified the influence of the utilization of elliptic tubes, instead of circular ones, in the pressure drop. The measurements were performed for Reynolds numbers ranging from 200 to 1900
Disciplinas: Ingeniería
Palabras clave: Ingeniería mecánica,
Caída de presión,
Tuberías,
Número de Reynolds,
Indicadores
Keyword: Engineering,
Mechanical engineering,
Pressure drop,
Pipes,
Reynolds number,
Indicators
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