A review on performance study of finned tube heat exchanger

Abstract

The plate Fin-and-tube heat exchangers are one of the most common type of heat exchangers that are widely used in variety industrial applications like space heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, power stations, chemical plants, petrochemical plants, petroleum refineries, natural-gas processing, aerospace industry and sewage treatment. It is very important to reduce the size, weight and enhance the heat transfer rate of heat exchanger. Fin-and-tube heat exchangers with different geometry and orientations are used to improve the thermal performance. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of research works carried out to improve the thermal performance of a heat exchanger by using different parameters like type of fins, orientation, shapes and locations. This review is to help understand how every mentioned parameters influences on improvement of thermal performance.