Influence of Condensation on the Outer Surface of Polymer Hollow Fiber Heat Exchangers during Heat Transfer

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This paper shows the results of condensation tests for PHFHEs that consist of 6 equivalent layers of polypropylene fibers with a length of 190 mm. The total number of fibers is 798. The air humidity was set to 50% with an air temperature of 27°C, which are the typical conditions for such tests in air conditioning technology. Another important parameter was the velocity of the air. Testing velocities were chosen as 3 m s-1 and 1 m s-1. The influence of gravity was studied by putting the PHFHEs in three different positions. The fibers were placed in horizontal and vertical positions, and in a position where fibers form an angle of 45° with the ground. The study showed the ineffectiveness of placing the PHFHE in a horizontal position and suggests that it is better to have a larger distance between the layers of fibers.

This paper shows the results of condensation tests for PHFHEs that consist of 6 equivalent layers of polypropylene fibers with a length of 190 mm. The total number of fibers is 798. The air humidity was set to 50% with an air temperature of 27°C, which are the typical conditions for such tests in air conditioning technology. Another important parameter was the velocity of the air. Testing velocities were chosen as 3 m s-1 and 1 m s-1. The influence of gravity was studied by putting the PHFHEs in three different positions. The fibers were placed in horizontal and vertical positions, and in a position where fibers form an angle of 45° with the ground. The study showed the ineffectiveness of placing the PHFHE in a horizontal position and suggests that it is better to have a larger distance between the layers of fibers.

Heat transfer; polymer hollow fiber; heat exchanger; condensation

10.06.2018

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

978-0-7918-5119-7

ASME 2018 16th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels

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