Download “Core Materials & Design” Here by Mark Meller, Independent Consulting Engineer 

Independent consulting engineer Mark Meller addresses the different types of metals and designs used in heat exchange and why. Materials covered include: copper, brass, aluminum, and steel. He explains fin and tube configurations and their applications as inline and staggered tube arrangements, staggered tube arrangements, bumped fins, louvered fins, lanced offset fins, serpentine fins and plat fins. The session also covers tube size and its impact on performance.

This presentation was originally part of NARSA’s Heavy Duty Heating & Cooling Conference in Buffalo, New York in 2015.