In this study, the performance of a small - sized wave heat exchanger to be applied to the white smoke reduction system was experimentally confirmed. The heat transfer rate, drain and pressure drop were measured according to the air flow rate, water flow rate and relative humidity change of the wave heat exchanger for two kinds of pitch numbers. A constant temperature and humidity calorimeter and a constant temperature water bath were used to measure the performance of the wave heat exchanger. The heat transfer rate and drain increased gradually with changes of water flow rate. Case 2 showed more than 50% higher heat transfer rate and drain than Case 1. The increase of air heat transfer rate and drain according to air flow rate was greatly increased when the number of pitches was the same or increased, unlike the result of water flow rate change. In the temperature visualization using a thermal imaging camera, it can be seen that as the water flow rate and the number of pitches increase, the heat transfer becomes more effective in Case 2.

In this study, the heat transfer characteristics of pilot wave heat exchanger for white smoke reduction system was investigated. The performance of the wave and honeycomb heat exchanger combined with the first stage, second stage and third stage was tested using a calorimeter. Air and water inlet/outlet temperature and flow rate, pressure drop and dehumidification amount were measured to compare the heat transfer performance according to the type and the combination of heat exchanger. The heat transfer rate and dehumidification amount of the wave heat exchanger were higher than that of the honeycomb heat exchanger, and the pressure drop was low. As the stage increased, the heat transfer rate and the increase of the dehumidification amount were more pronounced, and the pressure drop linearly increased. The wave heat exchanger had a lower flow resistance than the honeycomb heat exchanger with the honeycomb structure and had a higher heat transfer effect due to the convection, so the water outlet temperature was higher in the wave heat exchanger.

In this study, the heat flow characteristics of wave heat exchanger was investigated by being applied to the white smoke reduction system. Through numerical analysis, the heat transfer and flow characteristics of the wave heat exchanger with the change of inlet condition of air-side and water-side were analyzed. To investigate the temperature, the absolute humidity, heat transfer rate, pressure drop and turbulence characteristics of the wave heat exchanger, the simulation analysis was conducted by using the commercial computational fluid dynamics software (Solidworks Flow Simulation) under uniform flow conditions. As the inflow rate of air decreased and the inflow temperature of water increased, the heat transfer coefficient of the wave heat exchanger decreased. When the experimental conditions of water-side were the same, the air outlet temperature and absolute humidity of the wave heat exchanger increased with increasing inflow rate of air. To reduce the white smoke, the air outlet temperature and absolute humidity of the wave heat exchanger must be reduced. Therefore, the lower the air velocity and the water inflow temperature into the wave heat exchanger, the more effective it is.