A theoretical study has been made to optimize the fin geometry of a horizontal finned tube which is to be used for condensers that handle the vapor load of a liquid phase change cooling module.Systematic numerical cal...A theoretical study has been made to optimize the fin geometry of a horizontal finned tube which is to be used for condensers that handle the vapor load of a liquid phase change cooling module.Systematic numerical calcu- lations of the vapor to coolant heat transfer have been performed for parametric values of fin height,fin spacing, vertical bundle depth and tubeside heat transfer coefficient.Three dielectric fluids (R-113,FC-72,and FC-87) at atmospheric pressure were selected as the working fluids.For a single tube with optimized fin geometry,the average heat flux increased in the order of FC-87,R-113 and FC-72.Both the optimum fin height and optimum fin spacing increased with increasing vertical bundle depth.展开更多
文摘A theoretical study has been made to optimize the fin geometry of a horizontal finned tube which is to be used for condensers that handle the vapor load of a liquid phase change cooling module.Systematic numerical calcu- lations of the vapor to coolant heat transfer have been performed for parametric values of fin height,fin spacing, vertical bundle depth and tubeside heat transfer coefficient.Three dielectric fluids (R-113,FC-72,and FC-87) at atmospheric pressure were selected as the working fluids.For a single tube with optimized fin geometry,the average heat flux increased in the order of FC-87,R-113 and FC-72.Both the optimum fin height and optimum fin spacing increased with increasing vertical bundle depth.
