Simulation on Thermal Integrity of the Fin/Tube Brazed Joint of Heat Exchangers

摘要

In the applications of heat exchangers, the fin efficiency of heat transfer is the key issue. Thermal distribution withinthe brazed joints in heat exchanger under loading conditions is investigated in this paper. Simulated results showedthat the thermal distribution at the brazed joint zone is related to not only the geometry of the fin and tube, butalso the brazed joint topology. A poor brazed joint will result in very poor heat transfer. Thermal contact resistanceis adopted to analyze the fin heat efficiency.