In this paper, a local simulation method is employed to investigate the heat transfer and pressure dropcharacteristics of two configurations of pin finned tubes deployed in an in-line array. In this research,heat pipe...In this paper, a local simulation method is employed to investigate the heat transfer and pressure dropcharacteristics of two configurations of pin finned tubes deployed in an in-line array. In this research,heat pipes are adopted as heating elements. Therefore, the experimental equipment becomes simpleand has an advantage of sufficient reducibility. The air-side heat transfer and pressure drop correlations for each type of pin fin surface including the effect of the tube-row number are obtained in theReynolds number range commonly encountered in engineering. These correlations may be used in thedesign of pin finned tube heat exchangers.展开更多
文摘In this paper, a local simulation method is employed to investigate the heat transfer and pressure dropcharacteristics of two configurations of pin finned tubes deployed in an in-line array. In this research,heat pipes are adopted as heating elements. Therefore, the experimental equipment becomes simpleand has an advantage of sufficient reducibility. The air-side heat transfer and pressure drop correlations for each type of pin fin surface including the effect of the tube-row number are obtained in theReynolds number range commonly encountered in engineering. These correlations may be used in thedesign of pin finned tube heat exchangers.
