空气侧结构对多元微通道平行流冷凝器传热流动性能的影响

建立了多元微通道平行流冷凝器的稳态分布参数模型,与实验对比验证了模型的正确性。利用所建立的模型,研究了翅片高度、翅片间距、百叶窗开窗间距、百叶窗开窗角度变化对多元微通道平行流冷凝器传热和流动性能的影响。结果表明,随着翅片高度的增大,换热量逐渐增大,空气侧压降逐渐减小;随着翅片间距或者百叶窗开窗间距的增大,换热量和空气侧压降都是逐渐减小;随着百叶窗开窗角度的增大,换热量和空气侧压降都是逐渐增大。     

Heat transfer characteristics of spirally-coiled circular fin-tube heat exchangers operating under frosting conditions

The objective of this study is to investigate the heat transfer characteristics of spirally-coiled circular fin-tube heat exchangers under frosting conditions. The heat transfer rate, pressure drop, frost thickness, and Nusselt number of the heat exchanger were measured and analyzed by varying the fin pitch and number of tube rows under frosting conditions. In addition, the Nusselt number of the spirally-coiled circular fin-tube exchanger was compared with those of flat plate fin-tube heat exchangers with discrete fins. An empirical correlation of the Nusselt number was developed as a function of the Reynolds number, dimensionless fin pitch normalized by the hydraulic diameter, i.e., D_h/F_p, Fourier number, and number of tube rows. The measured Nusselt number was consistent with the predicted value with mean and average deviations of 3.5% and 0.3%, respectively.     

翅片结构对翅片管换热器积灰与压降影响的实验研究

积灰对具有不同翅片结构的翅片管换热器均会造成长效性能的衰减。本文搭建了换热器积灰可视化实验台,研究了翅片结构对积灰量及积灰后空气侧压降的影响。测试样件的翅片类型包括平直翅片、波纹翅片和开窗翅片;翅片间距范围为1.3~1.8 mm。实验结果表明:开窗翅片管换热器表面最容易沉积粉尘并增大积灰后压降,与平直翅片相比,波纹翅片和开窗翅片表面粉尘沉积量分别提高了25.6%和52.8%、积灰后压降增量分别提高了44.4%和165.6%;对于开窗翅片,小翅片间距有利于积灰并增大积灰后压降,与翅片间距1.8 mm的样件相比,翅片间距1.5 mm和1.3 mm的样件表面粉尘沉积量分别提高了26.2%和43.2%、积灰后压降增量分别提高了24.1%和49.4%;在积灰过程中,随着粉尘沉积量的增加,翅片管换热器空气侧压降先增大后保持稳定。     

Air-side thermal hydraulic performance of multi-louvered fin aluminum heat exchangers

An experimental study on the air-side heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics for multi-louvered fin and flat tube heat exchangers has been performed. For 45 heat exchangers with different louver angles (15–29°), fin pitches (1.0, 1.2, 1.4 mm) and flow depths (16, 20, 24 mm), a series of tests were conducted for the air-side Reynolds numbers of 100–600, at a constant tube-side water flow rate of 0.32 m³/h. The inlet temperatures of the air and water for heat exchangers were 21 and 45°C, respectively. The air-side thermal performance data were analyzed using effectiveness-NTU method for cross-flow heat exchanger with both fluid unmixed conditions. The heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop data for heat exchangers with different geometrical configurations were reported in terms of Colburn j-factor and Fanning friction factor f, as functions of Reynolds number based on louver pitch. The general correlations for j and f factors are developed and compared to other correlations. The f correlation indicates that the flow depth is one of the important parameters for the pressure drop.     

Fan supplied heat exchanger fin performance under frosting conditions

In this paper, a validated numerical model for frost growth on heat exchange fins is modified to simulate a fan-supplied finned heat exchanger under refrigeration frosting conditions. It is found that frost growth on refrigeration heat exchangers causes a dramatic drop in the fin heat rate, airflow rate, and fin efficiency while the pressure drop increases. A sensitivity study shows the effects of changing several design parameters including the type of fan.     

Air-side performance evaluation of three types of heat exchangers in dry,wet and periodic frosting conditions

The performances of three types of heat exchangers that use the louver fin geometry: (1) parallel flow parallel fin with extruded flat tubes heat exchanger (PF²), (2) parallel flow serpentine fin with extruded flat tubes heat exchanger (PFSF) and (3) round tube wave plate fin heat exchanger (RTPF) have been experimentally studied under dry, wet and frost conditions and results are presented. The parameters quantified include air-side pressure drop, water retention on the surface of the heat exchanger, capacity and overall heat transfer coefficient for air face velocity 0.9, 2 and 3 m/s, air humidity 70% and 80% and different orientations. The performances of three types of heat exchanger are compared and the results obtained are presented. The condensate drainage behavior of the air-side surface of these three heat exchanger types was studied using both the dip testing method and wind tunnel experiment.     

翅片管换热器在析湿工况下的积灰特性及对空气侧压降的影响

空调器室内机多数采用翅片管换热器,会因制冷运行过程中表面析湿而粘附灰尘,导致空气流动阻力增大。本文选用空调器中常用的平直翅片、波纹翅片和开窗翅片作为测试样件,翅片间距范围为1.5～2.2 mm,研究了翅片管换热器在析湿工况下的积灰特性及积灰对空气侧压降的影响。结果表明:翅片表面的析湿量决定积灰程度,析湿液滴分布越密集、液桥数量越多,翅片迎风面的堵塞程度越严重且空气侧压降越大。在相同析湿工况下,具有复杂结构的开窗翅片和小翅片间距更容易积灰并增大空气侧压降,因此降低翅片结构复杂程度并适当增大翅片间距有利于空调器的防尘。在积灰过程中,随着换热器表面粉尘沉积量增加,空气侧压降先增大后保持稳定。     

翅片结构对换热器结霜特性影响的实验研究

本文对空气源热泵的翅片管换热器表面霜层生长特性进行实验研究,通过红外热像仪对霜层表面温度进行测量,并用热电偶直接测量装置进行校核.分析了平片、波纹片、条缝片3种翅片类型及翅片节距对霜层厚度、结霜量、换热量的影响,并用霜层-湿空气界面条件等作为传热及传质驱动力分析了霜层生长规律.实验结果表明,波纹片及条缝片翅片换热器界面...     

Conjugate heat transfer in solar collector panels with internal longitudinal corrugated fins—Part I: Overall results

A computational study is conducted to examine the fully developed laminar flow and heat transfer characteristics in solar collector panels with internal, longitudinal, corrugated fins. The fins are integrally attached to the upper and lower panel walls. The objective of the study is to determine the effects of varying the fin pitch (or fin angle), the fin thickness, the ratio of the thermal conductivity of the panel walls and the fin to that of the fluid, and the thermal boundary condition on the panel heat transfer and pressure drop. The solutions of the momentum and energy equations are obtained by using a control-volume-based finite difference algorithm. The results of the study are also applicable to the design of internally-finned channels in compact heat exchangers. The overall panel heat transfer increases when the fin pitch (or the fin angle) is decreased, when the fin thickness is increased, and when the thermal conductivity ratio is increased. The streamwise pressure drop increases with decreasing fin pitch (or fin angle) and increasing fin thickness. For a fixed fin thickness, the selection of a small fin pitch (or fin angle) over the range studied results in a higher heat transfer enhancement per unit pumping power.     

微通道冷凝器空气侧性能的实验研究

对13个微通道冷凝器空气侧性能进行实验研究,分析空气侧换热系数和压降与迎面空气流速、翅片片距、百叶窗翅片开窗数、扁管宽度及扁管高度之间的关系,并将实验值与3个不同的百叶窗翅片换热及压降关联式的预测值进行比较。结果表明：翅片片距和扁管宽度对空气侧性能影响较大,3个关联式中Kim—Bullard关联式预测偏差相对最小,换热系数的预测偏差在0～-30％以内,摩擦系数的偏差在±20％偏差范围内。最后基于已有实验数据,对KimBullard关联式进行重新拟合。     

三排变片距翅片盘管换热器结霜特性实验研究

为改善空气源热泵室外翅片盘管换热器在低环境温度下沿空气流动方向结霜不均匀、首排结霜量较大进而导致热泵除霜间隔较短、制热能力下降等问题,对不同翅片片距组合的变片距翅片盘管换热器在低环温工况下运行及结霜的情况进行实验研究。结果表明：变片距翅片盘管换热器在低环温条件下可有效延长迎风面管排发生结霜堵塞的时间、对于结霜生长速度和结霜质量也有抑制作用。变片距翅片盘管换热器在结霜中后期阶段换热功率更高,在合理的翅片间距组合下,变片距翅片盘管换热器可以在不损失过多换热功率的情况下延长换热器迎风面管排结霜堵塞的时间,如样品4的平均换热功率比样品1低6.02%,而除霜间隔延长了37 min。     

Performance of finned-tube heat exchangers under frosting conditions: I. Simulation model

This paper describes an analytical model that was developed to predict the performance of finned-tube heat exchangers under frosting conditions. The method models the frost growth mechanism and heat exchanger performance in a comprehensive manner. The results include frost accumulation and its effect on energy transfer in relation to varying humidities, fin densities and ambient conditions.     

Experimental investigation of adverse effect of frost formation on microchannel evaporators,part 1: Effect of fin geometry and environmental effects

This study experimentally investigated the frost growth on louvered folded fins in microchannel heat exchangers when used in outdoor air-source heat pump systems. The effects of surface temperature, fin geometries, and air environmental conditions were studied. The overall aim was to isolate and quantify the effect of geometry from surface temperature effects. Experimental data of frost weight, local frost thickness, air pressure drop across the coils, time of frost–defrost cycles and heat transfer rates were recorded. Data showed that the frosting time and the frost growth rates depended mainly on the local fin surface temperature. Lower fin density was beneficial because it delayed the blockage of the air flow. The fin length and fin depth had minor effects on frosting performance. The air humidity had a fairly significant effect on rate of frost formation while air velocity seemed to have a small effect on the frost growth rate.     

管带式水冷散热器的换热性能研究

本文对管带式水冷散热器的换热性能进行数值模拟研究并通过实验进行验证,以求提高换热器换热性能。建立模型分别从管带式百叶窗、扁管翅片单元进行全面的性能分析。其中对管带式散热器百叶窗的开窗角度进行了分析,结果表明:管带式散热器的百叶窗开角在23°~27°之间的散热效果最佳,提出并通过数值模拟验证了一种优化翅片结构的方案,与传统结构对比,散热效果有明显提高。搭建实验台并设计正交试验,研究了不同因素对散热器整体散热效果的影响程度。在本实验研究的范围下,通过多组实验数据分析得出,进口水温、循环水流量、风扇转速3种因素对散热器散热量的影响程度为:进口水温>循环水流量>风扇转速。     

Effect of inlet humidity condition on the air-side performance of an inclined brazed aluminum evaporator

The effect of air inlet humidity condition on the air-side heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics for an inclined brazed aluminum heat exchanger has been investigated experimentally. For a heat exchanger with a louver angle of 27°, fin pitch of 2.1 mm and flow depth of 27.9 mm, a series of tests are conducted for the air-side Reynolds numbers of 80–400, with variation of inlet humidity condition. The heat transfer data are obtained for wet condition only and the pressure drop data are measured for both dry and wet conditions. The inlet air temperature and relative humidity range are 12 °C and 60–90%, respectively. The inclination angles (θ) from the vertical position are 0, 14, 45, and 67° clockwise (leeward direction). The inclination angles affect moderately the sensible heat transfer coefficient for wet condition, and the pressure drops for both dry and wet conditions increase systematically with the inclination angle. The heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics under wet condition are not influenced substantially by the air inlet humidity for θ 45°. The effect of the louver directions at the inlet and outlet of the inclined heat exchanger on the performance is also addressed.     

微通道换热器非对称式百叶窗翅片性能研究

针对汽车热泵空调中最常用的传统对称式百叶窗翅片换热器存在的换热不均匀、风阻较高问题,本文提出6种非对称式百叶窗翅片结构.采用STAR-CCM+软件对非对称式百叶窗翅片结构进行数值模拟,研究对应的4种工况下的换热器内部温度场和压力场的变化特性,并计算得出各个翅片的传热因子j和阻力因子f曲线.研究结果表明:尽管新型非对称式...     

Analysis of the heat transfer area distribution in a frosted plain fin-and-tube geometry

The development of frost is a phenomenon that deteriorates thermohydraulic performance on heat exchangers. In this study, several heat-transfer area distributions on a fin-and-tube geometry are proposed and their performances as frost develops are compared using simulation. The frost development at a specific location is determined using a segment analysis. In each segment, a semiempirical model to predict the frost growth based on air temperature, velocity, relative humidity and surface temperature is applied. The analysis considers airflow redistribution among channels, leading to changes in heat transfer and frosting rates with time. Results show that a geometry that allows even flow distribution along the operation time is less sensitive to thermohydraulic deterioration. An area distribution with larger fin spacing and fin length presents an advantage, particularly on the pressure drop, which allows longer operation time between defrost cycles.     

Experimental investigation of the surface temperature and water retention effects on the frosting performance of a compact microchannel heat exchanger for heat pump systems

Frost formation on a louvered fin microchannel heat exchanger was experimentally investigated in this paper with the aim of determining the dominant factors affecting the time of frosting and frost growth rate. A novel methodology was developed to measure frost thickness and frost weight at intervals during the frosting period. Frost mass and thickness growth rates, corresponding coil heat transfer, capacity degradations and air pressure drop are measured and discussed. The experimental data showed that at a given air dry bulb temperature, the fin surface temperature and air humidity are the primary parameters that influence the frost growth rates. Water retention and air velocity had a secondary impact on the frosting performance. From digital images of the frost growth it was observed that frost does not nucleate from the water droplets retained in between fins but it developed from the leading edges of the fins.     

Air-side heat transfer enhancement of a refrigerator evaporator using vortex generation

In most domestic and commercial refrigeration systems, frost forms on the air-side surface of the air-to-refrigerant heat exchanger. Frost-tolerant designs typically employ a large fin spacing in order to delay the need for a defrost cycle. Unfortunately, this approach does not allow for a very high air-side heat transfer coefficient, and the performance of these heat exchangers is often air-side limited. Longitudinal vortex generation is a proven and effective technique for thinning the thermal boundary layer and enhancing heat transfer, but its efficacy in a frosting environment is essentially unknown. In this study, an array of delta-wing vortex generators is applied to a plain-fin-and-tube heat exchanger with a fin spacing of 8.5 mm. Heat transfer and pressure drop performance are measured to determine the effectiveness of the vortex generator under frosting conditions. For air-side Reynolds numbers between 500 and 1300, the air-side thermal resistance is reduced by 35–42% when vortex generation is used. Correspondingly, the heat transfer coefficient is observed to range from 33 to 53 W m⁻² K⁻¹ for the enhanced heat exchanger and from 18 to 26 W m⁻² K⁻¹ for the baseline heat exchanger.     

圆孔和半圆孔交叉翅片管的传热与流阻性能研究

本文提出一类可用于结霜和灰尘较多场合的新型翅片——圆孔和半圆孔交叉翅片。为了考察这类翅片的性能特征,对9种不同几何参数的单排肋管式换热器样件在吸风式直流热风洞内进行了实验。这些几何参数包括圆孔、半圆孔的直径和位置。通过多元线性回归法将实验数据整理为以雷诺数和换热器几何参数为自变量的j和f关联式。结果表明开孔参数对换热性能有明显影响,而对阻力影响不显著。与平片相比,样片3的平均当量换热系数提高18.3％,节约金属耗材12％。