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p
t
Y
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0.7
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Figure
1
1
(a)
Crossflow: unmixed-mixed-the stronger/C,,,, fluid mixed, E-C*-NTU
chart:
(b)
F-R-P-
NTU chart;
F
as
a
function
of
P
for
constant
R
(solid lines) and constant NTU (dashed lines).
By
substituting
N
=
1.2.3.
. . .
in
Eqs.
59
and
61,
equations for thermal relations are ob-
tained for the specific arrangements by Nicole
[28],
and this is given
in
Table
5
(Eqs.
T9-Tl2)
for one row. two rows, three rows, and four rows.
For
a larger number of tube
rows
(for all
practical purposes, when
N
exceeds
5),
the solution approaches that of unmixed-unmixed
cross-
flow arrangement. Values of
F
for
N
=
1,2,3,4
are shown
in
Figs.
13-16
and are always less
than the basic case of unmixed-unmixed crossflow (Fig.
8).
Mitltiyu.s.s
Tube
Rows
Cross-Coirnte$o~* Arrarigements, Both
Fluids
Unmi.\-ed.
and
Midtiple
Tube
Rort*s
in
Mirltipass
Tirbu
Ro~vs. Cross-Counturjlo~* Arrangements.
This would apply to
a manifold-type air cooler
in
which the tubes
in
one row are connected to the next by U-bends.
The solutions are based on Ref.
28.
Solutions for the
2
rows-:!
pass and
3
rows-3
pass cases
are based on Stevens et al.
[29].
The general formula for thermal effectiveness referred to the
air side
(fin
side) is given by
[28]:
P”R(I
11
-,i
(62)