Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Air Flow over a Staggered Flat Tube Bank in Crossflow

This paper presents an experimental investigation into the heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of air flow in a staggered flat tube bank in crossflow with laminarforced convection. Measurements were conducted for sixteen tubes in the direction of flow and four tubes...

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Main Authors: M., Ishak, Tahseen, Tahseen Ahmad, M. M., Rahman
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2013
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3856/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3856/1/FKM-2013-Mahadzir-Experimental_Investigation_On.pdf
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Tahseen, Tahseen Ahmad
M. M., Rahman
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M. M., Rahman
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description This paper presents an experimental investigation into the heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of air flow in a staggered flat tube bank in crossflow with laminarforced convection. Measurements were conducted for sixteen tubes in the direction of flow and four tubes in rows. The air velocity varies between 0.6–1.0 m/s and the Reynolds number varied from 373 to 623. The total heat flux supplied in all tubes are changed from 967.92 to 3629.70 W/m2. The results indicate that the average Nusselt number for all the flat tubes increased by 11.46–46.42%, with the Reynolds numbers varying from 373 to 623 at the fixed heat flux. The average Nusselt number increased by 21.39–84%, and the total heat flux varyied between 967.92–3629.70 W/m2 with a constant Reynolds number Re = 498. In addition, the pressure drop decreased with an increase in the Reynolds number. A new mean Nusselt number-Reynolds number correlation was found, and the correlation yielded good predictions for the measured data with a confidence interval of 98.9%.
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spelling ump-38562018-01-25T03:03:11Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3856/ Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Air Flow over a Staggered Flat Tube Bank in Crossflow M., Ishak Tahseen, Tahseen Ahmad M. M., Rahman TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This paper presents an experimental investigation into the heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of air flow in a staggered flat tube bank in crossflow with laminarforced convection. Measurements were conducted for sixteen tubes in the direction of flow and four tubes in rows. The air velocity varies between 0.6–1.0 m/s and the Reynolds number varied from 373 to 623. The total heat flux supplied in all tubes are changed from 967.92 to 3629.70 W/m2. The results indicate that the average Nusselt number for all the flat tubes increased by 11.46–46.42%, with the Reynolds numbers varying from 373 to 623 at the fixed heat flux. The average Nusselt number increased by 21.39–84%, and the total heat flux varyied between 967.92–3629.70 W/m2 with a constant Reynolds number Re = 498. In addition, the pressure drop decreased with an increase in the Reynolds number. A new mean Nusselt number-Reynolds number correlation was found, and the correlation yielded good predictions for the measured data with a confidence interval of 98.9%. Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2013-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3856/1/FKM-2013-Mahadzir-Experimental_Investigation_On.pdf M., Ishak and Tahseen, Tahseen Ahmad and M. M., Rahman (2013) Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Air Flow over a Staggered Flat Tube Bank in Crossflow. International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering (IJAME), 7 (2013). pp. 900-911. ISSN 2229-8649 (Print); 2180-1606 (Online). (Published) http://ijame.ump.edu.my/images/Volume_7/8_%20Tahseen%20et%20al.pdf
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
M., Ishak
Tahseen, Tahseen Ahmad
M. M., Rahman
Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Air Flow over a Staggered Flat Tube Bank in Crossflow
title Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Air Flow over a Staggered Flat Tube Bank in Crossflow
title_full Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Air Flow over a Staggered Flat Tube Bank in Crossflow
title_fullStr Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Air Flow over a Staggered Flat Tube Bank in Crossflow
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Air Flow over a Staggered Flat Tube Bank in Crossflow
title_short Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Air Flow over a Staggered Flat Tube Bank in Crossflow
title_sort experimental investigation on heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of air flow over a staggered flat tube bank in crossflow
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3856/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3856/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3856/1/FKM-2013-Mahadzir-Experimental_Investigation_On.pdf