That is a strong possibility. The current water volume flow range for a radiator is typically 40 - 80 litre/min for Japanese vehicles. If you know that number of tubes in your radiator, you could work out the tubeside velocity.
Reynolds number: Re = density*velocity*Dh/viscosity
where: Dh =...
JoshMalks wrote:
Since I'm told that turbulence in the tubes is important to optimum heat transfer, what do you folks think of dimpled radiator tubes to increase turbulence?
desA replies:
For a US/Euro radiator (horizontal tubes), the fluid velocity in the tubes is generally designed to have...
Reduce radiator depth (thickness), & increase fin density slightly. Work on a louver angle of around 27 - 30 degrees - with louver at >=90% of fin height.
Radiators are cross-flow devices & it can be shown that under many flow conditions the air exit temperatures & water temperatures coincide -...
Interesting comments, Greg. I'd tend to agree.
Post-graduate degrees develop specialist skills in advanced research techniques, & technical writing. That's about the true value of them - to industry.
I have returned to academic studies in the latter part of my career, but in parallel to a busy...
I can understand corrosion issues on aluminum fins, but, would this be a problem for aluminum tubes?
What I'm thinking of here is the typical automotive aluminum condenser, & why it can't be used in domestic refrigeration applications.
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Use the hydraulic diameter (D,h) in the equation, as follows:
L -> D,h
Re = dens * Vel * D,h / visc
This should get you to h.
From h, compute q.
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elpepe2 wrote:
...heat transfer coefficient for a rectangular duct fluid (air) inside, three of the walls are isolated from the enviroment and the remaining is an isothermal wall. The Reynold number corresponds to a turbulent flow. I begin my calculations considering a flow parallel to a flat...
Thanks 'chilled',
>>> I suspect the warrenty issues hurt the manufacturers.
Could you perhaps elaborate a little more on this, please. Why should there be warranty issues with aluminium tubes?
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Most university lecturers couldn't make a go of it in the 'real world'. The world of ivory towers is pretty distant from the rigors & demands of life.
The real fun starts when you try & do a PhD later in life - no-one, even the dog, knows what to make of you. :)
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With the very high prices for copper ($6800/ton), and aluminium now at around ($2400/ton), what are the prospects for tubing to change in the condensers & evaporators used in domestic air-conditioning units?
I know of some research using aluminium multiport tubes, but I'm not quite sure how far...
It certainly struck me as meaning "thrust plate".
Some of the Asian scholars have tended to mis-pronounce 'thrust' as 'truss', & this has probably carried over. There are a few other quaint ones. :)
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A thought. Would a heat-pipe system be useful for this application?
If so, it could be an elegant, compact solution. My concern would be the working fluid temperature limit, though.
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Does anyone have a reasonable opinion on why the bridge did collapse? It seemed rather spectacular over international TV.
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