Abstract

The evaluation of aluminum flat tube and louver fin heat exchangers for a condenser in residential air-conditioning applications has been conducted. A series of tests for two-different brazed aluminum heat exchangers was performed and the results were compared with conventional fin and tube heat exchangers for residential air-conditioning system. Refrigerant charge amount for a window-system air-conditioner with the brazed aluminum condenser is decreased by 35% and the volume and material of heat exchanger can be reduced by 50% compared to the conventional fin and tube heat exchangers.

Keywords

• Air-conditioner;
• Heat exchanger;
• Condenser;
• Evaporator;
• Cooling capacity;
• Energy efficiency ratio

• 에어컨;
• 열교환기;
• 응축기;
• 증발기;
• 냉방능력;
• 에너지효율;