Applications of Fin Tube heat exchanger
You encounter fin tube heat exchangers everywhere:
- HVAC Systems:
- Air Conditioners: The condenser coil (hot refrigerant to outside air) and evaporator coil (cold refrigerant to inside air) are classic fin tube heat exchangers.
- Forced-Air Furnaces: The “heat exchanger” where hot combustion gases heat the fins, which then transfer heat to the air being blown into the building.
Automotive
- Radiators: Cool engine coolant with air.
- Air Conditioning Condensers: Release heat from the refrigerant to the outside air.
- Power Plants:
- Air-Cooled Condensers (ACC): Use massive arrays of finned tubes to condense steam using air instead of water, conserving water resources.
- Industrial Processes:
- Oil Cooling: Cooling hydraulic oil or lubricating oil.
- Charge Air Coolers (Intercoolers): Cooling compressed intake air in turbocharged engines.
- Space Heaters: Unit heaters in warehouses often use finned tubes with steam or hot water inside.