INDIAN INSTITUE OF TECHNOLOGY ME314: HEAT TRANSFER LAB

Experiment No. 1 Date: 21/01/2013 Finned Tube Heat Exchanger

By Group B1 Mangesh Gangarde (10003022) Bhavya Madsu (10003024 Shubhangi Bansude(10003025) Kaushal Chavda (10003032)

Aim: To determine the efficiency of given longitudinal fin and compare it with the theoretical value for the given fin. Observation: 1. Finned Tube Dimensions: 1. Height of fin () : 7.5 cm. 2. Width of fin ( ) : 50 cm. 3. Thickness of fin () : 3 mm. 4. Number of fins () : 4 5. O.D. of fin tube (): 2.5 cm. 6. Thermal conductivity of n material (K) :15 Kcal/hr mC 2. Bare Tube: 1. Length of tube (l) : 58 cm. 2. O.D. of tube : 2.5 cm. 3. T ambient: 26C 3. Additional Data: Latent heat of vaporization of water at steam pressure = =540 kCal/ kg Density of water = =1 gm/cc Tsteam = 103 0 C

Calculations

1. Circumference of fin (C):

= 2( + )= 0.156 m 2. Cross-sectional area of fin (A): = = 2.25E 4 m2 3. Fin area available for heat transfer: = = 0.3018 m2 4. Tube area available for heat transfer in finned tube heat exchanger: = ( ) = 0.03955 m2 5. Total area of finned tube heat exchanger:

= + = 0.3414 m2 6. Area available for heat transfer of bare tube: Abaretube= Dl=0.04555m2

Observation Table:

Observation No.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Finned Tube Heat Exchanger Amount of Time for the condensate collection of collected,V1 condensate,t1(min) (ml) 70 15 67 15 66 15 64 15

Bare Pipe Amount of condensate collected,V2 (ml) 53 47

Time for the collection of condensate ,t2(min) 30 30

Calculation Table:

Observation Amount of Heat lost No. Through Through finned Bare tube (Q1, tube (Q2, kCal/hr) kCal/hr) 1. 151.2 57.24 144.72 50.76 2. 142.56 3. 138.24 4. Formulas used:

Amount of Heat lost Actual Ideal Fin Fin (Qfin, (Qideal, kCal/hr) kCal/hr) 104.31 97.83 95.67 91.35 357.76 357.76 357.76 357.76

Fin efficiency Actual Thereotical

0.2915 0.2735 0.2674 0.2553

0.4892 0.4892 0.4892 0.4892

1 = (1 /1 ) 2 = (2 /2 ) = (2 /( ))

Error Analysis:

Conclusions:

The efficiency of the fin observed is 27.19 3.24 Experimental relative error in observed efficiency is 11.9%. The theoretical efficiency of the fin is 48.92%

Inference:

Attachment of fin to the heat exchanger increases the surface area for convection heat transfer. As a result convection heat transfer increases. Fin efficiency and effectiveness estimate the performance of the fin. Practical value of fin efficiency is observed to be less than theoretical value. This is because of: Idealised assumptions (e. g. adiabatic tip condition, Neglecting conduction through fin) while calculating theoretical values Errors in experimental values