Numerical Study on Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers with Plain Fins and Serrated Fins at Low Reynolds Number

• Published in: Chemical engineering & technology Vol. 32; no. 8; pp. 1219 - 1226
• Main Authors: Wang, Y.-Q., Dong, Q. W., Liu, M. S., Wang, D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.08.2009; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley-VCH
• Subjects: Applied sciences; CFD; Chemical engineering; Exact sciences and technology; Heat and mass transfer. Packings, plates; Heat exchangers; Heat exchangers and evaporators; Hydrodynamics of contact apparatus; Plain fin; Plate-fin heat exchanger; Serrated fin; Low Reynolds number; Computational fluid dynamics; Pressure drop; Heat exchanger; Hydrodynamics; Numerical simulation; Fin; Heat transfer coefficient; Modeling; Optimization; Heat transfer

A simpler numerical model for plate‐fin heat exchangers with plain fins and serrated fins is presented, which incorporates the characteristics of fluid flow and heat transfer. The numerical simulations for heat exchangers with two fins at low Reynolds numbers are carried out by employing the simplif...