Experimental study of the airside performance of tube row spacing in finned tube heat exchangers

Abstract

Almost all of the studies in dehumidifying coils are experimental studies. In this study, effect of tube regulation space on heat and mass transfer and friction factor for heat exchangers made from aluminum fins and cooper tubes are identified experimentally. External surface heat transfer coefficient, Colburn factor and friction factor was calculated by the help of the computer program by using experimental values done. After the diagrams investigated, with the decreasing of tube row spacing the external surface heat transfer in the dry surface and friction factor increased. If wet and dry surfaces are compared, Colburn and friction factor in wet surfaces is larger than Colburn and friction factor in dry surfaces.