H air film convective coefficient a exposed surface area of the fins.
Fin fan heat exchanger calculations.
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.
1 inch od tube 5 8 inch fin height 10 fins per inch and 2 5 inch triangular pitch.
Tube configuration used in this guideline.
Fin fan heat exchangers are generally used where a process system generates heat which must be removed but for which there is no local use.
P perimeter of the fins.
It is also referred to as an air cooled heat exchanger.
Apsf external area in ft ft of bundle face area.
However if h a p k is greater than 1 00 the fins will insulate and prevent heat flow.
Apf total external area ft of fintube in ft ft 5 58.
A fin fan is a type of heat exchanger that forces air over a set of coils to cool the process.
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.
Accordingly we will only reiterate the major equations and concepts here.
K fin material conductivity coefficient.
Overall heat transfer coefficient.