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

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dc.creator Bordalo Sérgio Nascimento
dc.creator Saboya Francisco Eduardo Mourão
dc.date 1999
dc.date.accessioned 2013-05-30T11:15:20Z
dc.date.available 2013-05-30T11:15:20Z
dc.date.issued 2013-05-30
dc.identifier http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-73861999000400004
dc.identifier http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=article&issn=01007386&date=1999&volume=21&issue=4&spage=600
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/jspui/handle/123456789/4465
dc.description 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.
dc.publisher The Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences
dc.source Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences
dc.subject pressure drop
dc.subject loss coefficient
dc.subject elliptic tube
dc.subject circular tube
dc.subject rectangular channel
dc.title Pressure drop coefficients for elliptic and circular sections in one, two and three-row arrangements of plate fin and tube heat exchangers


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