CALCULATION PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE FIN EFFICIENCIES AND METAL THERMAL RESISTANCES (Imperial Units, IP)

AHRI CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR FORCED-CIRCULATION AIR-COOLING AND AIR-HEATING COILS

Company Date

Numerical Input
Abbreviation

and Formulas
Item No.

Item

General Description Calculation Procedure Dimensions

1 - Fin Type and Thickness Profile --

- Fin Type Choose -- --

- Fin Collar Type Choose -- --

2 As Secondary Surface Area (See Par. 4.1.3.1, AHRI Std 410) ft2

3 Ap Primary Surface Area (See Par. 4.1.3.1, AHRI Std 410) ft2

4 Ao Total External Coil Surface Area = (As + Ap) ft2 0

5 Di Tube Inside Diameter in

6 Nt Total Number of Tubes in Coil --

7 Lt Finned Tube Length in

8 Ai Total Internal Coil Surface Area Area = (π·Di*Nt*Lt)/144 ft2 0

9 B Surface Ratio Ratio = (Ao/Ai) -- 0
10 Df Spiral Fin Outside Diameter in

Lf Fin Length Perpendicular to Direction of Tubes

11* * For non-circular shaped fins only in

Ld Fin Depth in Direction of Air Flow *

12* For non-circular shaped fins only
in

Xe Outside Radius of Equiv. Annular Area of Non-Circular, Annular or Spiral

13 Fin
--

Select Fin Type Above in 0

- For Continuous Plate Fin Xe = sqrt((Lf*Ld)/(π*Nt)) in 0
- For Individually-Finned Tube Xe = sqrt((Lf*Ld)/(π)) in 0

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 - For Spiral Fin (Smooth and Crimped) Xe = Df/2 in 0

14 Do Tube Outside Diameter in

15 Yf Fin Thickness for Fin of Uniform Thickness in

16 Xb Fin Root Radius

Select Fin Collar Type Above in 0

- for Plate Type Fins w/ Collars Not Touching Adjacent Fins Xb = (Do + Yf)/2 in 0
- for Plate Type Fins w/ Collars Touching Adjacent Fins Xb = (Do + 2*Yf)/2 in 0

- for Plate Type Fins w/o Collars or Spiral Fins Xb = (Do)/2 in 0

17 w Height of Equivalent Actual Annular Fin w = Xe - Xb in 0

18 Xe/Xb Radius Ratio of Equivalent Annular Fin Xe/Xb = Xe/Xb -- 0

19 kf Fin Material Thermal Conductivity See table 3 2
Btu·ft/ h·ft ·°F

20 kt Tube Material Thermal Conductivity See table 3 Btu·ft/ h·ft2·°F

21 Yr Fin Thickness at Root of Spiral Fins in

value1 value 2 value 3 value 4 value 5
Air-Side Film Heat Transfer Coefficient Note: For Dry Surface f = 1/R
22 fa Arbitrarily assume various values, covering application ratings -suggested aD aD
For Wet Surface faW = 1/RaW* (m"/cp)
Btu/ h·ft2·°F 4 8 16 32 64
range 4 - 64

23 RaD Air Film Thermal Resistance for Dry Surface RaD = 1/fa h·ft2·°F /Btu 0.25000 0.12500 0.06250 0.03125 0.01563

24 Fin Efficiency Parameter err err -- 0 0 0 0 0

- For Plate Type Fins IP = w*sqrt(fa/(6*kf*Yf)) -- 0 0 0 0 0

24 Fin Efficiency Parameter
- For Spiral Fins IP = w*sqrt(fa/(6*kf*Yr)) -- 0 0 0 0 0

25 ϕ Mean Fin Efficiency See fig. 10 and 11 --

26 η Total Surface Effectiveness η = ((ϕ*As) + Ap)/Ao -- 0 0 0 0 0

Rf Rf = [(1-η)/η)](1/fa) h·ft2·°F /Btu

27 Thermal Resistance of Fin Based on Total Surface Effectiveness 0 0 0 0 0

28 Rt Thermal Resistance of Tube IP = ((B*Di)/(24*kt))*ln(Do/Di)

2
h·ft ·°F /Btu 0 0 0 0 0

29 RmD Total Metal Resistance of Fin and Tube RmD = Rf + Rt h·ft2·°F /Btu 0 0 0 0 0

Combined Air Film plus Metal Thermal Resistance for Dry Surface Coil RaD+RmD h·ft2·°F /Btu 0 0 0 0 0
30

Page 2 of 6 Form 410-1 (IP Units)

 31 Plot (RaD+RmD) vs. RaD on rectilinear coordinates as shown in Fig. 1 --

32 Plot RmD vs. fa on rectilinear coordinates as shown in Fig. 2 --

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CALCULATION PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE FIN EFFICIENCIES AND METAL THERMAL RESISTANCES (International System of Units, SI)
AHRI CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR FORCED-CIRCULATION AIR-COOLING AND AIR-HEATING COILS

Company Date

Item Numerical Input

Abbr. General Description Calculation Procedure
No. Dimensions, IP and Formulas

1 - Fin Type and Thickness Profile --

2 As Secondary Surface Area (See Par. 4.1.3.1, AHRI Std 410) m2
3 Ap Primary Surface Area (See Par.4.1.3.1, AHRI Std 410) m2
4 Ao Total External Coil Surface Area = (As + Ap) m2 0
5 Di Tube Inside Diameter mm
6 Nt Total Number of Tubes in Coil --
7 Lt Fin Tube Length mm
8 Ai Total Internal Coil Surface Area Area, SI = (Di*Nt*Lt)/318344 m2 0
9 B Surface Ratio Ratio = (Ao/Ai) -- 0
10 Df Spiral Fin Outside Diameter mm
Fin Length Perpendicular to Direction of Tubes
11* Lf * For non-circular shaped fins only mm
Fin Depth in Direction of Air Flow *
12* Ld For non-circular shaped fins only mm
Outside Radius of Equiv. Annular Area of Non-Circular Fin or of Annular
or Spiral Fin
13 Xe --
- for continuous plate fin Xe = sqrt((Lf*Ld)/(π*Nt)) mm 0
- for individually-finned tube Xe = sqrt((Lf*Ld)/(π)) mm 0
- for spiral fin (smooth and crimped) Xe = Df/2 mm 0
14 Do Tube Outside Diameter mm
15 Yf Fin Thickness for Fin of Uniform Thickness mm
16 Xb Fin Root Radius --

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 - for plate type fins with collars not touching adjacent fins Xb = (Do + Yf)/2 mm 0
- for plate type fins with collars touching adjacent fins Xb = (Do + 2*Yf)/2 mm 0
- for plate type fins without collars or spiral fins Xb = (Do)/2 mm 0
17 w Height of Equivalent Actual Annular Fin w = Xe - Xb mm 0
18 Xe/Xb Radius Ratio of Equivalent Annular Fin Xe/Xb = Xe/Xb -- 0
19 kf Fin Material Thermal Conductivity See table 3 (103W*mm)/(m2*°C)

20 kt Tube Material Thermal Conductivity See table 3 (103W*mm)/(m2*°C)

21 Yr Fin Thickness at Root of Spiral Fins mm

22 RaD Dry Surface Coils (m2*°C)/W
Wet Surface Coils
Note: Arbitrarily assume various values, covering application
RaW ratings RaW[cp/m"]
23 fa Air-Side Film Heat Transfer Coefficient --
faD for Dry Surface Coils faD = 1/RaD (W*mm/m2*°C) #DIV/0!
faW for Wet Surface Coils faW = 1/RaW(m"/cp) (W*mm/m2*°C) #DIV/0!
24 Fin Efficiency Parameter --
- for plate type fins SI = w*sqrt(2*fa/(kf*Yf)) -- #VALUE!
- for spiral fins SI = w*sqrt(2*fa/(kf*Yr)) -- #VALUE!
25 ϕ Mean Fin Efficiency See fig. 10 and 11 --
26 η Total Surface Effectiveness η = ((ϕ*As) + Ap)/Ao -- #DIV/0!
27 Rf Thermal Resistance of Fin Based on Total Surface Effectiveness Rf = [(1-η)/η)](1/fa) (m2*°C)/W #DIV/0!
28 Rt Thermal Resistance of Tube SI = ((B*Di)/(2*kt))*ln(Do/Di) (m2*°C)/W #DIV/0!
29 RmD Total Metal Resistance of Fin and Tube RmD = Rf + Rt (m2*°C)/W #DIV/0!

30 Combined Air Film plus Metal Thermal Resistance for Dry Surface Coil RaD+RmD (m2*°C)/W #DIV/0!
31 Plot (RaD+RmD) vs. RaD on rectilinear coordinates as shown in Fig. 1 --
32 Plot RmD vs. fa on rectilinear coordinates as shown in Fig. 2 --

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Do we need to fix other formulas
because this table is actually in Kw?

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