伝熱管とフィン接触部におけるフィンカラー形状が熱交換器性能に及ぼす影響

抄録

  In this study, numerical simulation of a cross fin-tube heat exchanger was conducted to investigate the effects of fin-collar shape on the heat transfer performance and pressure drop. During the making process, two adjacent fin-collars and a tube form a triangular space and the end of fin collar protrude to air side. To investigate these effects on the heat exchanger performance, the form ratio was defined to make an indicator of the triangular space size. Furthermore, the simulation of the models with and without protruded end was conducted. The results indicated that the increase of the form ratio results in the decrease in the heat transfer rate. On the other hand, it contributed to a relatively small increase in the heat transfer coefficient on the air side. A high heat transfer coefficient on the air side was obtained by the protruded fin-collar end. However, the pressure drop was not much different between the models with and without the protruded end. The ratio of the thermal contact resistance to the air side thermal resistance was about 1:5 for the form ratio of 20% to 40%.