TY - JOUR
TI - Numerical analysis of the flow and heat transfer characteristics of a staggered perforated louver-finned heat exchanger
AU - Cao Kan
AU - Yuan Yaohua
AU - Li Xiaomin
AU - Wang Chunyan
AU - Su Zhiyong
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2023
VL - 27
IS - 3
SP - 1855
EP - 1863
PT - Article
AB - A new kind of louvered fin structures with staggered holes is proposed,  numerical simulation is carried out to study the heat transfer factor and  the friction factor, and an experiment is designed to verify the simulation  results at different Reynolds numbers, a good agreement is observed.  Comparison with the traditional louver structure reveals that when the  Reynolds number is between 150 and 400, the heat transfer factor increases  by 10~24%, the friction factor increases by 1~2%, and the comprehensive  evaluation factor increases by 9~23%. These results can be used for  optimization of louver finned heat exchangers.