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Pin-fin plate-fin, surface PF-3

 

 

Procedure Compact_HX_ND('pf_plate-fin_sPF-3', Re: f,j_H) is a non-dimensional procedure that returns the friction factor and the Colburn j factor for external flow through a pin-fin plate-fin heat exchanger with surface PF-3 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. 259.   

 

Related procedures include:

Geometry-(more info)

CHX_geom_plate_fin('pf_plate-fin_sPF-3', 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('pf_plate-fin_sPF-3', a, b_2, m_dot, A_fr, Fluid$,T, P:h)

Pressure drop-(more info)

CHX_DELTAp_plate_fin('pf_plate-fin_sPF-3', a, b_2, m_dot, A_fr, L, Fluid$, T_i, T_o, P: DELTAp)

 

Additional Information

Pin diameter = 0.79e-3 m

Pin pitch parallel to flow = 1.53e-3 m

Pin pitch perpendicular to flow = 1.53e-3 m

Plate spacing, b =19.1e-3

D_h =1.636e-3 m

Total heat transfer area/volume between plates (Beta) = 1112 m^2/m^3

Fin area/total area = 0.843

 

 

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