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Flow Efficiency in Multi-Louvered Fins
Zhang, X.; Tafti, D.K.
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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/12050
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- Title
- Flow Efficiency in Multi-Louvered Fins
- Author(s)
- Zhang, X.
- Tafti, D.K.
- Issue Date
- 2002-04
- Keyword(s)
- louvered-fin heat exchangers
- Reynolds numbers
- Abstract
- The paper studies the effect of Reynolds number, fin pitch, louver thickness, and louver angle on flow efficiency in multi-louvered fins. Results show that flow efficiency is strongly dependent on geometrical parameters, especially at low Reynolds numbers. Flow efficiency increases with Reynolds number and louver angle, while decreasing with fin pitch and thickness ratio. A characteristic flow efficiency length scale ratio is identified based on geometrical and first-order hydrodynamic effects, which together with numerical results is used to develop a general correlation for flow efficiency. Comparisons show that the correlation represents more than 95% of numerical predictions within a 10% error band, and 80% of predictions within a 5% error band over a wide range of geometrical and hydrodynamic conditions.
- Publisher
- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Series/Report Name or Number
- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center TR-197
- Type of Resource
- text
- Language
- en
- Permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/2142/12050
- Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Project 139
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