Performance Ranking of Plate-Fin Heat Exchanger Surfaces

Abstract
The Kays-London [4] way of presenting heat exchanger performance is modified to use the data in the simplified analysis of La Haye, et al. [5] which was extended to permit the ready comparison of the performance of the various plate-fin surfaces. Based on the four comparison criteria considered, the wavy finned 17.8–3/8 W surface of Kays-London is the best.