Author/Authors :
H. Kazemi Chemical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran , S. M. Nowee Chemical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran , Sh. Khayami Chemical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran , N. Monirimanesh Chemical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
كليدواژه :
Heat pipe heat exchanger , Air conditioning , Effectiveness , Energy saving , Optimum number of rows
چكيده لاتين :
Heat pipe heat exchangers (HPHXs) are playing a considerable role in different fields including air conditioning systems. We applied such an air conditioning system for treating hot and humid air with the use of HPHXs in series which were charged with methanol as working fluid. In this research, experiments were carried out for 2, 3, 4 and 5 rows and two defined conditions of inlet air. Effectiveness and energy saving values were calculated and compared in order to obtain the optimum number of heat pipe rows. Results showed that in both defined conditions, 3-row HPHX had the best performance
