Heat transfer and flow characteristics of spiral fin-and-tube heat exchangers: A review

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Author list: Pongsoi P., Pikulkajorn S., Wongwises S.

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication year: 2014

Journal: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (0017-9310)

Volume number: 79

Start page: 417

End page: 431

Number of pages: 15

ISSN: 0017-9310

eISSN: 1879-2189

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84906842556&doi=10.1016%2fj.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.07.072&partnerID=40&md5=f4bed24aa3dcb9b73e0134caabb29783

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

In the present study, an attempt has been made to summarize and analyze the results of an examination of the air-side performance of spiral (or helical) fin-and-tube heat exchangers. Currently, the spiral fin-and-tube heat exchanger is a favored type of heat exchanger for the waste heat recovery unit (WHRU), a kind of economizer system. The present paper is broadly divided into an experimental section and numerical and simulation sections. A significant fraction of the papers herein reviewed pertains to the effect of fin configurations, tube arrangements, operating conditions, and other factors on the air-side performance of the spiral fin-and-tube heat exchangers. Approximately 40 published articles related to spiral fin-and-tube heat exchangers are briefly described. Moreover, the air-side performance correlations of spiral fin and circular fin-and-tube heat exchangers are compiled into this work for practical industrial applications. ฉ 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Spiral fin