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Vincent Yu
22-10-2007, 10:41 PM
Hello All,

I have not been here for a long time. Currently, I am looking for a finned-tube evaporator and condenser performance calculation program which have the function to predict air side pressure drop for different types of fin (flat, corrugated, raised lance, and louver fin). Evap-Cond is a nice program to do coil calculation. But it does not tell the air side pressure drop. Heatcraft has a nice program. But it is only provided to its customers. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.

Many Thanks
Vincent

Lc_shi
23-10-2007, 03:41 AM
HI Vencent
Long time no see:) How are you going?May be the below link can do some help.

http://www2.bfrl.nist.gov/software/evap-cond/

regards
LC

Vincent Yu
23-10-2007, 02:46 PM
Hello LC,

Nice to hear from you. How are you doing?

I use Evap-Cond in my work. It is a nice program, allowing you to run the circuit in different ways and adjusting air flow distribution. But when I design evaporator for flooded system, sometime, the program does not converge. The main disadvantage of this program is it does not tell the air side pressure drop.

Anyway, it is a good tool for coil design.

Regards,
Vincent

Brian_UK
24-10-2007, 12:23 AM
Vincent

I found this on the web..
http://webgruppen.wm.net/abb/
they have a 'trail' download and also an on screen calculation method.

I'm not sure if it is any help but it will give air pressure drop, obviously for their own coils, but...

Jean
28-01-2011, 08:54 AM
Hi Vincent,

Google brought me to your thread.

I am also looking for a simulation program to design finned-tube coil. Have you manage to find a good one?
With information on air pressure drop?

If possible, it would be great if the application can work using secondary coolant such as glycols...

Thanks in Advance.
Jean