화학공학소재연구정보센터
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.45, No.25, 5035-5044, 2002
Performance of the herringbone wavy fin under dehumidifying conditions
An experimental study reporting the airside performance of the herringbone wavy fin geometry in wet conditions is conducted. In the visualization of the condensate flow pattern, a very special "locally dry" spot of the corrugation wavy channel having a corrugation angle of 15degrees and a fin spacing of 8.4 mm is seen. This phenomenon is related to the recirculation of the airflow across the apex, Conversely. this phenomenon is not so clearly seen either for a fin pitch of 2.6 min with a corrugation angle of 15degrees or a corrugation angle of 25degrees. Flow visualization of the non-uniform distribution of the condensation in the facets results in a dependence between axial length and friction factor. Based on the present test results. airside performance in terms of Nusselt number and Fanning friction factor for the present herringbone wavy fin geometry in wet conditions are developed. The mean deviations of the proposed correlations are 2.52% and 4.81%, respectively.