Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering (설비공학논문집)

The Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea (대한설비공학회)
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Performance Test of a Fan Coil with an Oval-Type Heat Exchanger

타원관 열교환기를 적용한 팬코일 성능 시험

  • Yoon, Jeadong (Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, Seunghyun (Graduate School, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Sung, Jeayong (Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, Myeong Ho (Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
  • 윤재동 (서울과학기술대학교 에너지환경대학원) ;
  • 이승현 (서울과학기술대학교 대학원) ;
  • 성재용 (서울과학기술대학교 기계자동차공학과) ;
  • 이명호 (서울과학기술대학교 기계자동차공학과)
  • Received : 2013.10.02
  • Accepted : 2013.12.02
  • Published : 2014.02.10
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Abstract

In this study, a fan coil unit with an oval-type heat exchanger has been developed. The performance of the present fan coil unit has been investigated, by comparison with the previous fan coil unit with a circular-type heat exchanger. For the fan coil unit with circular- and oval-type heat exchangers, the heat flux and pressure loss through the heat exchangers were measured at standard operating conditions. In addition, the wind speeds exhausted from the fan coil units were compared, for the same fan motor operation. The experimental results show that the average wind speed of the oval-type heat exchanger is 20 percent higher than that of the circular-type heat exchanger. The heat flux in the oval-type heat exchanger is enhanced by 40% or more, over the circular-type heat exchanger.

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