The influence of wall conductivity on film condensation with integral fin tubes
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Authors
Cobb, Robert Lee.
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Advisors
Marto, Paul J.
Memory, Stephen B.
Date of Issue
1993-09
Date
September 1993
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Heat transfer performance of steam condensing on horizontal finned tubes made of copper, aluminum, copper nickel(90/10), and stainless steel(316) was studied using a condenser test rig at both vacuum and atmospheric conditions. Integral fin tubes included conventional rectangular shaped fins as well as rectangular fins having a radiussed root geometry (ie, a fillet radius equal to half the fin spacing). All finned tubes had inner and outer diameters of 12.70mm and 15.88mm respectively, and had a fin thickness of l.0mm and a fin spacing of 1.5mm. The overall heat transfer coefficient (U sub o) was determined experimentally and the outside heat transfer coefficient (ho) was obtained utilizing a modified Wilson Plot procedure. Results indicated that the performance of a finned tube was strongly dependent on the tube material and weakly dependent on fin geometry. Radiussing the fin root to remove condensate between fins in the unflooded portion (ie, top portion) of a finned tube reduced the heat transfer performance compared to a conventional rectangular shaped integral fin. Experimental data were compared to the models of Beatty and Katz as well as to a modified model of Rose.
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Thesis
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Mechanical Engineering
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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242 p.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.