Wavy-fin plate-fin, surface 17.8-3/8W
Procedure Compact_HX_ND('wf_plate-fin_s178-38W', Re: f,j_H) is a non-dimensional procedure that returns the friction factor and the Colburn j factor for external flow through wavy-fin plate-fins with surface 17.8-3/8W given the Reynolds number. The values calculated are based on a best fit curve to experimental data. These data are from Kays and London (1984) p. 257.
Related procedures include:
Geometry-(more info)
CHX_geom_plate_fin('wf_plate-fin_s178-38W', a, b_2: b_1, D_o, fin_pitch, D_h, fin_thk, sigma, alpha, A_fin\A)
Coefficient of heat transfer-(more info)
CHX_h_plate_fin('wf_plate-fin_s178-38W', a, b_2, m_dot, A_fr, Fluid$,T, P:h)
Pressure drop-(more info)
CHX_DELTAp_plate_fin('wf_plate-fin_s178-38W', a, b_2, m_dot, A_fr, L, Fluid$, T_i, T_o, P: DELTAp)
Additional Information
Fin pitch = 701 per m
Plate spacing, b = 10.49e-3 m
D_h = 2.123e-3 m
Fin metal (aluminum) thickness = 0.152e-3 m
Total heat transfer area/volume between plates (Beta) = 1686 m^2/m^3
Fin area/total area=0.892