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Though 3D numerical simulation of laminar flow and comparison of the simulated results of slotted fin surface with plain plate surface, this paper optimizes the designs of slotted fin of tube-fin heat exchanger used in evaporator of air conditioning under low velocity and Re number (inlet velocity is 1~3 m/s, and Re number is about 901~2702). It is found that, within the inlet velocity range studied, the performance curve of slotted fin and plain plate heat exchanger has inevitably a crossing point whose Re number is called turning Re number; if the Re number is lower than this turning Re number, the performance of plain plate surface is better than that of slotted fin surface; however, if the Re number is higher than this turning Re number, the larger the velocity, the better the slotted fin surface performance compared with the plain plate fin surface. Moreover, if the strip numbers of slotted fin surface is decreased according the rule of 'front sparse and rear dense', the performance of heat exchanger can be enhanced effectively and the turning Re number can be decreased evidently. In addition, the results of the present study once again show the consistent relationship between the higher heat transfer rate of the slotted fin surface with their better synergy between velocity and temperature gradient.
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Kung Cheng Je Wu Li Hsueh Pao/Journal of Engineering Thermophysics
ISSN: 0253-231X
Year: 2006
Issue: 4
Volume: 27
Page: 688-690
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