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Louvered plate-fin, surface 1/2-11.1

 

 

Procedure Compact_HX_ND('l_plate-fin_s12-111', Re: f,j_H) is a non-dimensional procedure that returns the friction factor and the Colburn j factor for external flow through louvered plate-fins with surface 1/2-11.1 given the Reynolds number. The values calculated are based on a best fit curve to experimental data. These data are from Kays and London (1984) p. 240.   

 

Related procedures include:

Geometry-(more info)

CHX_geom_plate_fin('l_plate-fin_s12-111', a, b_2: b_1, D_o, fin_pitch, D_h, fin_thk, sigma, alpha, A_fin\A)

Coefficient of heat transfer-(more info)

CHX_h_plate_fin('l_plate-fin_s12-111', a, b_2, m_dot, A_fr, Fluid$,T, P:h)

Pressure drop-(more info)

CHX_DELTAp_plate_fin('l_plate-fin_s12-111', a, b_2, m_dot, A_fr, L, Fluid$, T_i, T_o, P: DELTAp)

 

Additional Information

Fin pitch = 437 per m

Plate spacing, b = 6.35e-3 m

Louver spacing = 12.7e-3 m

Fin gap = 0.89e-3 m

Louver gap = 1.4e-3 m

D_h = 3.084e-3 m

Fin metal (aluminum) thickness = 0.152e-3 m

Total heat transfer area/volume between plates (Beta) = 1204m^2/m^3

Fin area/total area=0.756

 

 

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