Investigation on the effect of thermal properties by change in materials of the air conditioner condenser tube using simulation

Extended Surfaces widely known as “Fins” are the surfaces that are extended from the actual body or system to enhance the heat transfer rate. Generally, the heat transfer from the body dissipates either to the environment or from the environment by increasing the surface area for the convection heat transfer to take place. In this present research work, CAD model of a segment of condenser tube of air conditioner is taken to perform thermal analysis and simulation on the application of constant internal applied temperature. Alongside the change in the materials of the extended surface as well as the tubing of the condenser is also analyzed. The experiment results shows five different iterations based on the change in material of the corresponding thermal body of extended surface and the condenser tube of the air conditioner. The paper majorly focuses on the temperature, heat flux and thermal gradient of the condenser tube segment. From the results of simulation software it is observed that the change in material has made significant effects on the thermal gradient of the condenser tube and concluded that the high strength aluminum fin and copper tube combination is more distinct compared to other material combinations.