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Effect of Condensation on Performance and Design of Extended Surfaces
CONDENSATION ON SINGLE FINS
Figure 2. Temperature distributions in a horizontal pin fin with condensation
Figure 3. Efficiencies of horizontal and vertical fins with condensation
Vertical cylindrical (pin) fin
Figure 5. Temperature distributions in vertical pin fins
Conjugate models - CR95_200016
Table 1. Tip temperatures for a vertical rectangular fin
Table 2. Condensation efficiency of a rectangular vertical fin
Solution - CR95_200019
Improved conjugate model
Figure 7. Two-dimensional vertical fin of rectangular profile
Similarity solutions
Similarity solutions-continue
Nonsimilarity solutions
Figure 10. Comparison of similarity and nonsimilarity results for the fin efficiency
DEHUMIDIFICATION OF AIR ON FINS
Radial fins
Figure 11. Temperature distributions in a radial fin with moisture condensation from surrounding air
Conjugate models - CR95_200029
Figure 13. Dehumidification of air on a vertical rectangular fin
Coney et al. model-continue
Figure 15. Sensible, latent, and total heat transfers for wet vertical rectangular fins
Kazeminejad et al. model
Solution - CR95_200034
Experimental studies
Optimum fin design
Figure 16. a) Vertical rectangular fins; (b) Vertical triangular fins
Triangular fins
HORIZONTAL INTEGRAL-FIN TUBES
Figure 21. Effect of porous drainage strip on condensate flooding
Solution - CR95_200041
Theoretical models for heat transfer coefficient
Figure 22. Typical film profile for condensation on a fin with small tip radius, with increasing radius along the arc length
Solution - CR95_200044
Beatty-Katz model:
Experimental heat transfer coefficients
Effect of interfacial shear
Effect of tube bundle geometry
Effect of tube thermal conductivity
INTERNALLY FINNED TUBES
Table 4. Geometric data for internally finned tubes
MICRO-FIN TUBES
Table 5. Characteristics of micro-fin tube designs
CONCLUDING REMARKS - CR95_200054
LITERATURE CITED - CR95_200055
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Report Documentation Page - CR95_200059
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