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Thesis. 1977. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING. / Vita. / Bibliography: p. 200-205. / by Roger D. Kamm. / Ph.D.

Thesis. 1975. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. / Vita. / Bibliography: leaves 76-78. / Ph.D.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1980. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING. / Includes bibliographical references. / by Michael E. McClurken. / Ph.D.

Thesis: Mech. E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1979 / Includes bibliographical references. / by Ifiyenia Kececioglu. / Mech. E. / Mech. E. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Finned-tube heat exchangers are predominantly used in space conditioning systems, as well as other applications requiring heat exchange between two fluids. One important widespread use is in residential air conditioning systems. These residential cooling systems influence the peak demand on the U.S. national electrical system, which occurs on the hot summer afternoons, and thereby sets the requirement for the expensive infrastructure requirement of the nations power plant and electrical distribution system. In addition to this peak demand, these residential air conditioners are major energy users that dominate residential electrical costs and environmental impact. The design of finned-tube heat exchangers requires the selection of over a dozen design parameters by the designer. The refrigerant side flow and heat transfer characteristics inside the tubes have been thoroughly studied. However, the air side flow around the tube bundle and through the fin gaps is much more complex and depends on over a dozen design parameters. Therefore, experimental measurement of the air side performance is needed. First this study built an experimental system and developed methodology for measuring the air side heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of fin tube heat exchangers. This capability was then used to continue the goal of expanding and clarifying the present knowledge and understanding of air side performance to enable the air conditioner system designer in verifying an optimum fin tube condenser design. In this study eight fin tube heat exchangers were tested over an air flow face velocity range of 5 ?? ft/s (675-1600cfm). The raw data were reduced to the desired heat transfer and friction data, j and f factors. This reduced heat transfer and friction data was plotted versus Reynolds number and compared. The effect of fin spacing, the number of rows and fin enhancement were all investigated. The heat transfer and friction data were also plotted and compared with various correlations available from open literature. The overall accuracy of each correlation to predict experimental data was calculated. Correlations by C.C. Wang (1998b, 1999) showed the best agreement with the data. Wangs correlations (1998b, 1999) were modified to fit the current studys data.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:25:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-12-19Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:26:32Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 sato_ai_me_bauru.pdf: 1188425 bytes, checksum: a339b70a2f5c112ab87f327dbf976662 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A utilização de coletores solares - seja para aquecimento de água, produção de energia elétrica, calefação de ambientes ou ainda alimentando sistemas de refrigeração - apresenta uma forte tendência de expansão. As principais razões para isto são que fontes de energias renováveis possuem baixo impacto ambiental além do fato que estes sistemas estão se tornando financeiramente acessíveis. A pesquisa científica neste campo tem acompanhado tal expansão e o coletor solar com tubos evacuados destaca-se como um importante foco de estudos. Projetos deste tipo caracterizam-se pelo seu peculiar processo de fabricação e a sua reduzida perda térmica para o ambiente, aumentando a sua eficiência, principalmente nas regiões frias. Quanto à análise dos fenômenos físicos presentes na operação deste equipamento, devem ser considerados os conceitos inerentes a todos os coletores, como: os mecanismos de captação de radiação solar, convecção natural, condução e os perfis de velocidades e temperaturas ao longo dos sistema. Com isto, diversos estudos foram publicados para obter a representação da estratificação do fluido no interior dos tubos e do reservatório, assim como para a modelagem analítica do problema de fluxo de calor. Este trabalho propõe o estudo de aquecedores solares com tubos evacuados, suas características de operação e parâmetros operacionais. Para o desenvolvimento desta pesquisa, utilizou-se uma ferramenta computacional auxiliar - neste caso, um software para fluidodinâmica computacional (na sigla em inglês, CFD) / The solar collectors usage - whether for water heating, electricity production, ambient heating or associated as heat source in cooling systems - has a strong expansion in studies and investments. The man reasons for this are that renewable energy sources have low environmental impact and the fact that these systems are becoming economic reliable. Researches in this field followed such expansion and the evacuated tube solar collector system stands as an important study focus. Such designs are characterized by their peculiar manufacturing process and its reduced heat loss to the ambient, which increases its thermal efficiency (especially in cold regions). The physical phenomena presented in the operation of this equipment is usually analyzed considering the concepts inherent to all collectos, such as concepts coupled to solar radiation receiving, natural convention heat transfer, conduction through glass thickness, and velocity and temperature profiles in the system. Numerous studies were published to represented the fluid stratification inside the tubes and the storage tank, as well as the analytical modeling of the fluid thermal problem. The objectives of this paper were the study of a solar heater with evacuated tube, regarding the operating characteristics and operational parameters. For this reason, a computational fluidynamics (CFD) was used

Orientador: Vicente Luiz Scalon / Banca: Carlos Alberto Carrasco Altemani / Banca: Alcides Padilha / Resumo: A utilização de coletores solares - seja para aquecimento de água, produção de energia elétrica, calefação de ambientes ou ainda alimentando sistemas de refrigeração - apresenta uma forte tendência de expansão. As principais razões para isto são que fontes de energias renováveis possuem baixo impacto ambiental além do fato que estes sistemas estão se tornando financeiramente acessíveis. A pesquisa científica neste campo tem acompanhado tal expansão e o coletor solar com tubos evacuados destaca-se como um importante foco de estudos. Projetos deste tipo caracterizam-se pelo seu peculiar processo de fabricação e a sua reduzida perda térmica para o ambiente, aumentando a sua eficiência, principalmente nas regiões frias. Quanto à análise dos fenômenos físicos presentes na operação deste equipamento, devem ser considerados os conceitos inerentes a todos os coletores, como: os mecanismos de captação de radiação solar, convecção natural, condução e os perfis de velocidades e temperaturas ao longo dos sistema. Com isto, diversos estudos foram publicados para obter a representação da estratificação do fluido no interior dos tubos e do reservatório, assim como para a modelagem analítica do problema de fluxo de calor. Este trabalho propõe o estudo de aquecedores solares com tubos evacuados, suas características de operação e parâmetros operacionais. Para o desenvolvimento desta pesquisa, utilizou-se uma ferramenta computacional auxiliar - neste caso, um software para fluidodinâmica computacional (na sigla em inglês, CFD) / Abstract: The solar collectors usage - whether for water heating, electricity production, ambient heating or associated as heat source in cooling systems - has a strong expansion in studies and investments. The man reasons for this are that renewable energy sources have low environmental impact and the fact that these systems are becoming economic reliable. Researches in this field followed such expansion and the evacuated tube solar collector system stands as an important study focus. Such designs are characterized by their peculiar manufacturing process and its reduced heat loss to the ambient, which increases its thermal efficiency (especially in cold regions). The physical phenomena presented in the operation of this equipment is usually analyzed considering the concepts inherent to all collectos, such as concepts coupled to solar radiation receiving, natural convention heat transfer, conduction through glass thickness, and velocity and temperature profiles in the system. Numerous studies were published to represented the fluid stratification inside the tubes and the storage tank, as well as the analytical modeling of the fluid thermal problem. The objectives of this paper were the study of a solar heater with evacuated tube, regarding the operating characteristics and operational parameters. For this reason, a computational fluidynamics (CFD) was used / Mestre

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1979. / This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND SCIENCE. / Includes bibliographical references. / by Paul David Bayless. / M.S.

Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Technology: Civil Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 2014 / The current problems of orifice, nozzle and Venturi flow meters are that they are limited to turbulent flow and the permanent pressure drop produced in the pipeline. To improve these inadequacies, converging-diverging (C-D) tubes were manufactured, consisting of symmetrical converging and diverging cones, where the throat is the annular section between the two cones, with various angles and diameter ratios to improve the permanent pressure loss and flow measurement range. The objective of this study was firstly to evaluate the permanent pressure loss, secondly to determine the discharge coefficient values for various C-D tubes and compare them with the existing differential pressure flow meter using Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, and finally to assess the performance of these differential pressure flow meters. The tests were conducted on the multipurpose test rig in the slurry laboratory at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids were used to conduct experiments in five different C-D tube flow meters with diameter ratios (β) of 0.5, 0.6 and 0.7, and with angles of the wall to the axis of the tube (θ) of 15°, 30° and 45°. The results for each test are presented firstly in the form of static pressure at different flow rates. It was observed that the permanent pressure loss decreases with the flow rate and the length of the C-D tube. Secondly, the results are presented in terms of discharge coefficient versus Reynolds number. It was found that the Cd values at 15° drop earlier than at 30° and 45°; when viscous forces become predominant, the Cd increases with increasing beta ratio. The Cd was found to be independent of the Reynolds number for Re>2000 and also a function of angle and beta ratio. Preamble Performance of a symmetrical converging-diverging tube differential pressure flow meter Finally, the error analyses of discharge coefficients were assessed to determine the performance criteria. The standard variation was found to increase when the Reynolds number decreases. The average discharge coefficient values and their uncertainties were determined to select the most promising C-D tube geometry. An average Cd of 0.96, with an uncertainty of ±0.5 % for a range of Reynolds numbers greater than 2,000 was found. The comparison between C-D tubes 0.6(15-15) and classical Venturi flow meters reveals that C-D 0.6(15-15) performs well in turbulent range and shows only a slight inaccuracy in laminar. This thesis provides a simple geometrical differential pressure flow meter with a constant Cd value over a Reynolds number range of 2000 to 150 000.