dc.contributor.advisor | Bryan, James E., 1964- | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Staed, Sean C. | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2007 Summer | eng |
dc.description | The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. | eng |
dc.description | Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on January 11, 2008) | eng |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. | eng |
dc.description | Thesis (M.S.) University of Missouri-Columbia 2007. | eng |
dc.description | Dissertations, Academic -- University of Missouri--Columbia -- Mechanical and aerospace engineering. | eng |
dc.description.abstract | This study investigated the validity of the Unit Cell concept to explore the performance of air-to-liquid heat exchangers. The Unit Cell concept will test only a 15.24 cm by 15.24 cm portion of a full sized prototype coil, to predict airside and heat transfer performance. This reduction in prototype size will allow for reduced costs and time for researching and development of heat exchangers. To validate a working model of the Unit Cell concept, a testing apparatus and procedure has been developed to test the small sized coils. Tests have shown that pressure drop across the Unit Cell coil can be matched within 6.27% and overall heat transfer can be matched within 6.37% of the full sized standard coil. By matching the available standard sized coil results, the Unit Cell concept has been confirmed and will provide a basis for improving heat exchanger testing. | eng |
dc.identifier.merlin | b61751686 | eng |
dc.identifier.oclc | 190762694 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/5017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/5017 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations. Theses. 2007 Theses | eng |
dc.subject | unit cell concept. | eng |
dc.subject | unit cell concept | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Heat exchangers -- Testing | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Electric coils -- Testing | eng |
dc.title | Investigation of the "unit cell" concept for air-to-liquid heat exchanger research and development | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Mechanical and aerospace engineering (MU) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | eng |
thesis.degree.name | M.S. | eng |