Convection Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of Air Flowing Across In-Line Tube Banks: Part I—Apparatus, Procedures, and Special Effects

Abstract This paper, the first of two companion papers, describes the equipment and computational methods used in an experimental program carried out at Cornell University under the sponsorship of The Babcock & Wilcox Company. Eighteen arrangements of 10-row, in-line tube banks were tested for crossflow heat transfer and flow-resistance performance, and sixteen additional arrangements were tested for flow resistance only. The interaction of transverse tube rows, the effect of tube-bank turbulence, the effect of temperature level, and the noise associated with some abnormally high flow resistances are discussed.