Analysis of the influence of the number of venetian blinds on compact heat exchangers

Alberto Menéndez-Pérez, Rubén Borrajo-Pérez, Daniel Sacasas-Suarez

Article ID: 1522
Vol 4, Issue 2, 2021

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Abstract


The paper presents a numerical study of compact tube-fin heat exchangers with Venetian blades. The influence of the number of Venetian blades on the thermo-hydraulic characteristics of the exchanger is determined. A 3D numerical model was used in the laminar regime and for a Reynolds number variation, based on the hydraulic diameter between 120 and 1,200. By varying the number of Venetian blinds upstream and downstream of the central Venetian blind, it isdetermined that, for smaller numbers of Reynolds fins with 2 Venetian blades, the highest heat transfer coefficient is obtained. On the other hand, by increasing the air velocity at the model inlet, better heat transfer results are obtained for geometries with a higher number of Venetian blades.

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Venetian Fins; Heat Transfer Intensification; Numerical Simulation

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