Numerical Study of Fluid Dynamic and Heat Transfer in a Compact Heat Exchanger Using Nanofluids

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, 𝐷ℎ	0.00267 m
14	Coolant side hydraulic diameter, 𝐷ℎ	0.00283 m
15	Air temperature (𝑇𝑎)	310.5 K
16	Coolant temperature (𝑇𝑐)	355.5 K