EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES ON THE THERMAL CONI ACT RESISTANCE OF A FIN TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER

• Main Author: YAU, KAR HING
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/21359/1/2014%20-MECHANICAL%20-%20EXPERIMENTAL%20AND%20NUMERICAL%20STUDIES%20ON%20THE%20THERMAL%20CONTRACT%20RESISTANCE%20OF%20A%20FIN%20TUBE%20HEAT%20EXCHANGER%20-%20YAU%20KAR%20HING.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/21359/

This work presents the investigation of the !henna! contact resistance in a fin-tube heat exchanger. Experiments and numerical simulations were conducted to understand the mechanism of thennal contact resistance between the tins and the tubes. Heat transfer and pressure drop experiments for 9.52...