It is also referred to as an air cooled heat exchanger.
Fin fan heat exchanger calculations.
P perimeter of the fins.
Apsf external area in ft ft of bundle face area.
1 inch od tube 5 8 inch fin height 10 fins per inch and 2 5 inch triangular pitch.
Accordingly we will only reiterate the major equations and concepts here.
Overall heat transfer coefficient.
A fin fan is a type of heat exchanger that forces air over a set of coils to cool the process.
2 fundamentals of heat transfer 1 2 1 design of finned tubes 1 2 2 fin efficiency 3 2 2 1 plain geometry 4 2 2 2 finned tubes 7 2 3 special consideration in the calculation of heat transfer 10 3 equations for the external heat transfer coefficient 12 3 1 staggered tube arrangements 12 3 1 1 overview of equations 12.
Air cooled heat exchanger sizing does preliminary estimation of finned area plot size total fan power and air outlet temperature checalc chemical engineering calculations to assist process plant operation and maintenance engineers.
The value of rfin for use in eq 2 2 is given by φ φ fo o fin root fin r h a a r 1 1 2 5.
Fins are used to increase heat transfer area and provide a cooling effect.
Tube configuration used in this guideline.
K fin material conductivity coefficient.
H air film convective coefficient a exposed surface area of the fins.
Apf total external area ft of fintube in ft ft 5 58.