Fan Coil Design

Properties
Dry bulb temp.
Relative Humidity

Corridor Summer

condition

22C
40%

Room Condition
22C
50%

QS = 2.323 kw
QL = 0.27 kw
QToT = 2.593 kw
S.H.F = 0.896
Diameter of the tube = 3/8 inchs (commercially)
Do = 0.402 inchs
Do = 0.0102 m
Di[1] = 0.0079m
Air Side:
Vf.a[2] = 2 m/s
Patient Room volume = 3*4*8 = 96m3
Number of fresh air change per hour according to Egyptian code = 2
So, fresh air flow rate = 2*96 =192 m3/h
Number of total air change = 4 according to Egyptian code
But, we will take it = 7
So, Va,tot = 96*7 = 672 m3/hour
Fan coil Free flow area (Af) = Va,tot / Vfa
Va,tot = 0.186 m3/s
Afree = 0.186/2 = 0.09 m2
(Afree /Afrontal) = 0.534

Afrontal =0.16
Fresh air percentage = Va / Va,tot
Va / Va,tot = 192/672 =28.5 % (we will use this percentage to locate state (M) on the
chart )
ma,tot = Vtot
ma,tot = 1.2 *

= 0.23 kg/s

Qtot = 2.593 KW & S.H.F = 0.896

Qtot = ma,tot (hR hS) . #1
From the Psychiometric chart: hR = 43.5 kJ/kg .. # 2
ma,tot = 0.23 kg/s .. # 3
Sub 2&3 in 3:
So, hS = 33 kJ/ kg
From chart Tadp = 10 C
Qfan coil = ma,tot (hM hS)

- [ma,tot (M S) CW TAdp ]

Due to sensible cooling so, M = S

So, Qfan coil = ma,tot (hM hS)
Qfan coil = 0.23 (58 33)
Qfan coil = 5.75 Kw
Water Side:
TWi = 6 C & TWo =12C
Water velocity inside the tubes (VW) [3] =2 m/s

Qf.coil = mW CW ( TWo TWi )

mW =0.23 kg/s
mowater = w Vw /4 di2 Nper pass
Nper pass = 2.3

3 tubes

To Calculate hi:
TWi = 6 C & TWo =12C
So, TW,avg = 9C = 282 k
Properties @ TW,avg (from HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER DATA SHEETS):

W = 1343.2 *10^-6 kg/m-s

KW = 585.2 *10^-3 W/m-K
Pr = 9.68
Re =

= 11762.95 > 2300 (Turbulent)

Re =
NU = 0.023 Re

0.8

Pr w

0.4

NU =102.9
hi di / kw = NU
hi = 7623.74 W/m2-K
To Calculate ho:
Tai = 299.6K & Tao = 283.3K
So, Tavg = 291.4 K
Properties @ 291.4 K
air = 1.2 kg/m3
kair = 0.025612 W/m-K
3

Pr air= 0.7092
air = 180.3*10^-7 kg/m-s
NU = 1.13C Re m Pr^(1/3)C2[4] ( we get C,m from table 7.5 page(50) data sheet of heat
transfer&C2 neglected)
C = 0.4655 & m = 0.563
ho do / kair = 0.526 Re

0.563

Pr air(1/3) staggered arrangement

Re = air V max air do / air

V max air = V face air (ST / (ST - do) )
V max air = 2 * (.0254 /( .0254 - .0102)) = 3.342 m/s
Re = (1.2 * 3.342 * .0102) / (180.3*10^-7 ) = 2268.78
ho* .0102 / 0.025612 = 0.526* 2268.78

0.563

* 0.7092.333

ho = 91 W/m2.K
Overall heat transfer coefficient(without fin) :

K (Material Copper @ 291.4 K ) = 403.86 W/m-K

Uo = 89.6 W/m2.K
Cooling coil dimensions (without fins)
Nper pass = 3 tubes
ST = 0.0254 m
H= (Nper pass+1) (ST) .height of the coil
H= (4 * (.0254 )) = 0.11 m
Afrontal = H * L = 0.17 m2

0.17 = 0.11 * L
L = 1.5 m length of the coil (length of the tubes)
Aspect ratio = L/H = 1.5/0.11 = 13.63 around 12 accepted
Qcoil = Uo So
LMTD

LMTD F

) (
(
(

)
)
)

Correction factor from data sheet of heat transfer (F ) =0.94

LMTD

) (
(
(

)
)
)

= 7.3 k

5750 = 89.6* So * 7.3*0.94

So = 9.35 m2
So = do L Nper pass Z
9.35 = * .0102 * 1.5 * 3 * Z
Z

65 tubes.. number of rows

ho (with fins):
To Calculate ho:
Tai = 299.6K & Tao = 283.3K
So, Tavg = 291.4 K
Properties @ 291.4 K
air = 1.2 kg/m3
kair = 0.025612 W/m-K
Pr air= 0.7092
air = 180.3*10^-7 kg/m-s
CP = 1.006828 kJ/kg.k
Re =

dh
air

dh= 0.01192 ft = 0.0036 m

(mass velocity at min flow area) = Vmax =

moair
frontal

= free flow area / frontal area = 0.534

= 2.7 kg/s.m2

G=

= 537.49 = 0.538* 103

Re =
JH = 0.014

JH

ho = JH * G *CP/(pr)^(2/3)
ho = 0.014*2.7*1.006828*1000 /0.795
ho = 48 W/m2.K

Overall heat transfer coefficient

s ho

=
s

o
i

d
di ln do
i

hi

= 12.27

= 1-

(1- f)

we have two methods to calculate f (fin efficiency) 1. Equivalent circular fin

methods (Schmidt Method) 2. Sector method (Sparrow and Lin Method)
it is better to use Equivalent circular fin methods (Schmidt Method) for plain fins
and the condition is SL /ST around 1
SL /ST = 1.75''/1.5'' = 1.167 around 1 we can use Equivalent circular fin methods
(Schmidt Method)
= 1.27 ( '-0.3).5

= r2/r1
r2 = outside radius of equivalent circular fin
r1 = outside radius of tube
7

 = M/ r1
' = L/M
L must be the larger dimension
M = .5 a
L = .5 b +
2

a2

a = ST =1'' =25.4 mm
b = SL= 0.866''= 22 mm
M = .5 * 25.4= 12.7 mm
L = .5 222+

25.42

= 12.7mm

= 12.7/ 10.2 = 1.245

' = 12.7/12.7 = 1
.5

= 1.27 * 1.245 * (1-0.3) = 1.323

1.323 = r2/10.2
r2 = 13.5 mm
from data sheet of heat transfer (efficiency of annular fins of rectangular profile )
f

= 93%

= 1-

= 1- 0.839 (1-0.93) = 94.1%

(1- f)

* .007
+

ln

= 43 W/m2-K

Qcoil = Uo So

LMTD F

5750 = 43*So*7.3*0.94
So

19 m2

So /Si =12.27
So,
Si = 1.5 m2
Si = di L Nper pass Zpasses
Z =14 tubes . Number of rows