Determination of Duct Flow Characteristics Across Heat Exchanger Cores

Honeywell Engineering, 2004-05

Liaison(s): Steve White
Advisor(s): Anthony Bright
Students(s): Daniel Pederson (TL), Michael Bigelow (F), Daniel Lee, Emily Ross, Benson Tsai (S), Emily Vinding Nyden (S)

Honeywell has asked the team to explore the effects of various ducting configurations on the flow through a heat exchanger core to aid in the efficient design of future heat exchangers. The team designed, built, and tested a new experimental test setup to measure the flow distribution through the core of a compact fin heat exchangersupplied by Honeywell. Upon completion of the project, Honeywell will receive a full documentation and analysis of experimental results.