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Project

Numerical Study of Vortex Structures in Compact Fin-Tube Heat Exchangers with Compound Design
Code
01D38310
Duration
01 October 2010 → 30 September 2014
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Electrical power engineering
    • Energy generation, conversion and storage engineering
    • Thermodynamics
Keywords
tube-and-fin heat exchangers convective heat transfer compact heat exchangers numerical modeling
 
Project description
 

Simulation and benchmaking of reference heat exchangers, which are typically used in heat pump applications. Improving the thermal and hydraulic performance of the reference heat exchangers by a combination of enhancement techniques, resulting in compound designs. Extending existing heat transfer and friction correlations with additional parameter groups, which describe the influence of the enhancement technoques. Evaluation of the new design correlations with a case study.