Empirical correlations for heat transfer and flow friction characteristics of herringbone wavy fin-and-tube heat exchangers

Abstract

This study presents an empirical correlation describing the airside performance of herringbone wavy fin pattern. A total of 61 samples containing approximately 570 data points are used in the regression analysis. The proposed heat transfer correlation can describe 91% of the test data within ±15% with a mean deviation of 6.98% while the proposed friction correlation can describe 85% of the database within ±15% with a mean deviation of 8.82%.