Applicability Study of Air Side Heat Transfer Model of Fin-tube Heat Exchanger in Low Ambient Pressure

The applicability of popular air-side heat transfer models of a flat fin-tube heat exchanger with high prediction accuracy are summarized in this paper. Their performance in a low ambient pressure (40–100 kPa) is analyzed under typical air conditioning conditions (air dry bulb temperature 27 oC, wet...

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Main Authors: Zhang Jiawen, Liu Jianhua, Zhang Liang, Liu Qi
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Published: Journal of Refrigeration Magazines Agency Co., Ltd. 2020-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2020.01.081
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description The applicability of popular air-side heat transfer models of a flat fin-tube heat exchanger with high prediction accuracy are summarized in this paper. Their performance in a low ambient pressure (40–100 kPa) is analyzed under typical air conditioning conditions (air dry bulb temperature 27 oC, wet bulb temperature 19.5 oC, approach velocity 1?–4 m/s, inlet cooling water temperature 7–13 oC, and water flow rate 1.8 m/s). To check the applicability of these models, three heat exchangers with different tube rows (2/3/4) were tested. Experimental results showed that the data with large deviation appeared in the cases with a low ambient air pressure and the deviation could be +127.4%-–-36.6%. The predictions with models under atmospheric pressure were generally greater than the test results as the influence of atmospheric pressure on the Re number of the air side heat transfer was not considered. The effect of the number of tubes under a low-pressure environment on the heat transfer remains there and is more apparent. A correction term of ambient pressure was proposed based on the experimental data in this study. There was a substantial improvement of these three models’ prediction accuracy after this correction as follows: under the experimental conditions, the maximum deviation dropped to 32.63%, 24.91%, and 21.74% respectively; the average deviation was 1.79%, -2.90%, and -8.59% respectively; and the error range of ±20% covered 90.97%, 93.75%, and 88.96% respectively of the experimental values. Furthermore, pressure correction makes the models applicable to a more extensive range of ambient pressures.
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spelling doaj-art-c276ef7b3e04447aa58fed9d86c900e02025-08-20T02:47:18ZzhoJournal of Refrigeration Magazines Agency Co., Ltd.Zhileng xuebao0253-43392020-01-014166508156Applicability Study of Air Side Heat Transfer Model of Fin-tube Heat Exchanger in Low Ambient PressureZhang JiawenLiu JianhuaZhang LiangLiu QiThe applicability of popular air-side heat transfer models of a flat fin-tube heat exchanger with high prediction accuracy are summarized in this paper. Their performance in a low ambient pressure (40–100 kPa) is analyzed under typical air conditioning conditions (air dry bulb temperature 27 oC, wet bulb temperature 19.5 oC, approach velocity 1?–4 m/s, inlet cooling water temperature 7–13 oC, and water flow rate 1.8 m/s). To check the applicability of these models, three heat exchangers with different tube rows (2/3/4) were tested. Experimental results showed that the data with large deviation appeared in the cases with a low ambient air pressure and the deviation could be +127.4%-–-36.6%. The predictions with models under atmospheric pressure were generally greater than the test results as the influence of atmospheric pressure on the Re number of the air side heat transfer was not considered. The effect of the number of tubes under a low-pressure environment on the heat transfer remains there and is more apparent. A correction term of ambient pressure was proposed based on the experimental data in this study. There was a substantial improvement of these three models’ prediction accuracy after this correction as follows: under the experimental conditions, the maximum deviation dropped to 32.63%, 24.91%, and 21.74% respectively; the average deviation was 1.79%, -2.90%, and -8.59% respectively; and the error range of ±20% covered 90.97%, 93.75%, and 88.96% respectively of the experimental values. Furthermore, pressure correction makes the models applicable to a more extensive range of ambient pressures.http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2020.01.081heat transfer factorambient pressure correctionairside heat transferfin-tube heat exchanger
spellingShingle Zhang Jiawen
Liu Jianhua
Zhang Liang
Liu Qi
Applicability Study of Air Side Heat Transfer Model of Fin-tube Heat Exchanger in Low Ambient Pressure
Zhileng xuebao
heat transfer factor
ambient pressure correction
airside heat transfer
fin-tube heat exchanger
title Applicability Study of Air Side Heat Transfer Model of Fin-tube Heat Exchanger in Low Ambient Pressure
title_full Applicability Study of Air Side Heat Transfer Model of Fin-tube Heat Exchanger in Low Ambient Pressure
title_fullStr Applicability Study of Air Side Heat Transfer Model of Fin-tube Heat Exchanger in Low Ambient Pressure
title_full_unstemmed Applicability Study of Air Side Heat Transfer Model of Fin-tube Heat Exchanger in Low Ambient Pressure
title_short Applicability Study of Air Side Heat Transfer Model of Fin-tube Heat Exchanger in Low Ambient Pressure
title_sort applicability study of air side heat transfer model of fin tube heat exchanger in low ambient pressure
topic heat transfer factor
ambient pressure correction
airside heat transfer
fin-tube heat exchanger
url http://www.zhilengxuebao.com/thesisDetails#10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2020.01.081
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