Detail publikace

Comparison of a Novel Polymeric Hollow Fiber Heat Exchanger and a Commercially Available Metal Automotive Radiator

KROULÍKOVÁ, T. KŮDELOVÁ, T. BARTULI, E. VANČURA, J. ASTROUSKI, I.

Originální název

Comparison of a Novel Polymeric Hollow Fiber Heat Exchanger and a Commercially Available Metal Automotive Radiator

Typ

článek v časopise ve Web of Science, Jimp

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

A novel heat exchanger for automotive applications developed by the Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Laboratory at the Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic, is compared with a conventional commercially available metal radiator. The heat transfer surface of this heat exchanger is composed of polymeric hollow fibers made from polyamide 612 by DuPont (Zytel LC6159). The cross-section of the polymeric radiator is identical to the aluminum radiator (louvered fins on flat tubes) in a Skoda Octavia and measures 720 x 480 mm. The goal of the study is to compare the functionality and performance parameters of both radiators based on the results of tests in a calibrated air wind tunnel. During testing, both heat exchangers were tested in conventional conditions used for car radiators with different air flow and coolant (50% ethylene glycol) rates. The polymeric hollow fiber heat exchanger demonstrated about 20% higher thermal performance for the same air flow. The efficiency of the polymeric radiator was in the range 80-93% and the efficiency of the aluminum radiator was in the range 64-84%. The polymeric radiator is 30% lighter than its conventional metal competitor. Both tested radiators had very similar pressure loss on the liquid side, but the polymeric radiator featured higher air pressure loss.

Klíčová slova

polymeric heat exchanger; hollow fibers; engine cooling; plastic car radiator

Autoři

KROULÍKOVÁ, T.; KŮDELOVÁ, T.; BARTULI, E.; VANČURA, J.; ASTROUSKI, I.

Vydáno

6. 4. 2021

Nakladatel

MDPI

Místo

BASEL

ISSN

2073-4360

Periodikum

Polymers

Ročník

13

Číslo

7

Stát

Švýcarská konfederace

Strany od

1

Strany do

13

Strany počet

13

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/7/1175

Plný text v Digitální knihovně

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/196508

BibTex

@article{BUT171165,
  author="Tereza {Kroulíková} and Tereza {Kůdelová} and Erik {Bartuli} and Jan {Vančura} and Ilja {Astrouski}",
  title="Comparison of a Novel Polymeric Hollow Fiber Heat Exchanger and a Commercially Available Metal Automotive Radiator",
  journal="Polymers",
  year="2021",
  volume="13",
  number="7",
  pages="1--13",
  doi="10.3390/polym13071175",
  issn="2073-4360",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/7/1175"
}