A CFD investigation of the design variables affecting the performance of finned-tube heat exchangers

A wide variety of heating and cooling applications use heat exchangers. The increase in energy prices, the requirement for size reduction, restriction on greenhouse gas emissions has led to need finding ways develop efficient cost-efficient way enhance model a exchanger by visualizing effects design parameters is using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). reason this exploration was lead an examination varieties/changes general intensity move process Finned-Tube Heat Exchanger (FTHE), also known as Air Coil (ACHE) with plan boundaries like quantity tubes, course action material utilized exchanger. widely used that uses refrigerant R314a air working fluids simulated different modifications. results exhibited how number arrangement coils/tubes, density / spacing fins, pressure drop, temperature velocities profiles, exchangers’ transfer heat. copper coils improved approximately 61% compared aluminium coils.