The air-side performance of flat-tube louver-fin heat exchangers for conditions typical to air-conditioning applications is studied experimentally.

"Surface characteristics of a finned tube heat exchanger were examined to help predict the contact geometry between metal surfaces.

A method for the determination of circumferential temperature distributions and heat-transfer characteristics of heat exchangers composed of polygonal flow passages is developed.

The duct was designed to simulate a single passage in a fin-tube heat exchanger. Heat transfer measurements were obtained using a transient technique in which a heated airflow is suddenly introduced to the test section.

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