Table 1: Core geometry of flat tubes, continuous fins, and operating conditions of a CHE.

Serial number Description Dimension 1 CHE height (CHEh) 0.0285 m 2 CHE length (CHEl) 0.095 m 3 CHE width (CHEw) 0.025 m 4 Tube height (tH) 0.0013 m 5 Tube length (tL) 0.0948 m 6 Tube width (tW) 0.0248 m 7 Fin height (fH) 0.012 m 8 Fin width (fW) 0.025 m 9 Fin thickness (fT) 0.0001 m 10 Distance between fins (fD) 0.0018 m 11 Number of tubes (ntube) 3 12 Number of fins (nfin) 25 13 Air side hydraulic diameter, 0.00267 m 14 Coolant side hydraulic diameter, 0.00283 m 15 Air temperature () 310.5 K 16 Coolant temperature () 355.5 K