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 …

Application of interleaved circuitry to improve evaporator effectiveness and COP of a packaged AC system

AM Bahman, EA Groll - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2017 - Elsevier
Highly constrained air flow pathways as experienced in tightly packaged air conditioning
systems result in air flow maldistribution problems in the evaporators. The interleaved …

Performance evaluation of fin-and-tube heat exchangers in an outdoor unit considering air flow mal-distribution

D Zhang, S Li, Q Chen, Y Huang, L Pu - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The heat transfer capacity of air conditioning outside units is inextricably related to fins and
airflow distribution, and research on the combination of the two is lacking. To analyze the …

Experimental and numerical research on a C-type heat exchanger in duct air conditioner under non-uniform airflow

B Luo, F Li, S Wu, K Shi, Y Ding, R Zhao… - Applied Thermal …, 2025 - Elsevier
The indoor unit of duct air conditioner typically employs an A-type heat exchanger (HX), but
non-uniform airflow within the duct significantly degrades heat transfer performance. The …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study on the shunting performance of a rectifying nozzle-type critical distributor under variable operating conditions of a multiparallel evaporator

Z Sun, D Liang, W Cheng, Y Liang, L Lou, H **… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we analyzed the relationship between the refrigerant distribution of a
multiparallel evaporator and the structural design of a distributor to address uneven …

A simplified thermal CFD approach to fins and tube heat exchanger: Application to maldistributed airflow on an open display cabinet

A Rossetti, S Minetto, S Marinetti - international journal of refrigeration, 2015 - Elsevier
Airflow maldistribution in heat exchangers and air channels is a common problem in
HVAC&R systems. Furthermore, in the refrigeration field, temperature and velocity …

Further study on the heat exchanger circuitry arrangement for an active chilled beam terminal unit

C Chen, W Cai, Y Wang, C Lin - Energy and Buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
Further to a previous experimental study on the heat exchanger circuitry number for a two-
way discharge active chilled beam terminal unit, an investigation of the tube connecting …

Optimization study on the structure and the flow of a refrigerant distributor for air conditioner

D Zhang, L Pu, L Nian, Z Meng, T Gu, M Liu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the residential air-conditioning system, the mal-distribution of the two-phase refrigerant
deteriorates the performance of the multi-channel evaporator, especially in distributors. In …

Influence factors of flow distribution and a feeder tube compensation method in multi-circuit evaporators

D Wang, C Liu, D Yu, J Chen - international journal of refrigeration, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigates four influence factors of flow distribution in multi-circuit evaporators
with distributor, including distributor inlet tube length, inclination angle, uneven airflow, and …

Experimental study on refrigerant maldistribution in a fin-and-tube evaporator for a direct expansion air-conditioning system

H Tang, T Zhang, XH Liu - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, the design concept of the face split evaporator with a retrofitted suction header
and choked flow in the capillary tubes was adopted to improve a direct expansion air …