Nonuniformities in compact heat exchangers—scope for better energy utilization: A review

SK Singh, M Mishra, PK Jha - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present paper deals with a review of the nonuniformities present in compact heat
exchangers in terms of temperature and flow and their effect on the performance of different …

Effect of the header pressure drop induced flow maldistribution on the microchannel evaporator performance

H Tuo, P Hrnjak - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental and numerical investigation of the flow maldistribution
caused by the pressure drop in headers and its impact on the performance of a …

Eco-efficient vehicle cooling modules with integrated diffusers—thermal, energy, and environmental analyses

J Faraj, K Chahine, M Mortada, T Lemenand… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The automotive domain is a very good candidate for energy management, particularly due to
the huge amounts of energy lost by heat through exhaust and water-cooling systems. This …

A general and rapid method to evaluate the effect of flow maldistribution on the performance of heat exchangers

K Zhang, MJ Li, H Liu, JG Xiong, YL He - International Journal of Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effect of non-uniform flow on thermal performance of heat exchanger was analyzed in
this paper. The quantitative relationships between velocity deviation factor and heat transfer …

Effect of air-side flow maldistribution on thermal–hydraulic performance of the multi-louvered fin and tube heat exchanger

JN Mao, HX Chen, H Jia, YZ Wang, HM Hu - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
For the complex mechanical turbulence by micro-louvered fins coupled with the problems of
thermal interaction between air side and refrigerant side, the airflow distribution in such a …

Two-phase flow distribution of saturated refrigerants in microchannel heat exchanger headers

AJ Mahvi, S Garimella - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2019 - Elsevier
Mini-and microchannel heat exchangers have the potential to drastically decrease the size
and cost of thermal systems, but they often underperform because of flow maldistribution …

Experimental investigation of the effects of airflow nonuniformity on performance of a fin-and-tube heat exchanger

P Blecich - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2015 - Elsevier
The effects of airflow nonuniformity on the thermal–hydraulic performance of a fin-and-tube
heat exchanger were investigated experimentally. The test subject was a four-depth-row fin …

Refrigerant maldistribution in brazed plate heat exchanger evaporators. Part B: Analysis of the influence of maldistribution on the evaporator performance

E Navarro-Peris, L Alvarez-Piñeiro, L Schnabel… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The maldistribution of the refrigerant mass flowrate among the different channels of a brazed
plate heat exchanger evaporator with distributor, has been studied with a thermographic …

Reversely-variable circuitry for finned-tube heat exchanger in air source heat pump to enhance its overall energy performance

F Wang, R Zhao, C Ma, D Huang, Z Qu - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The finned-tube heat exchanger (FTHX) is preferred to contain more circuits as an
evaporator but fewer as a condenser, so as to obtain the desired performance in both …

Effect of heat exchanger design on seasonal performance of heat pump systems

S Ishaque, MIH Siddiqui, MH Kim - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents the effect of heat exchanger design on heat pump performance based
on partial load operating conditions. 3-D numerical analysis was conducted to calculate face …