Heat transfer study on finned tube heat exchanger using CFD

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
M. Rajeshkumar ◽  
K. Logesh ◽  
M. Thangaraj ◽  
S. Govindan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Finned Tube ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Finned Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Transfer Study

scholarly journals Statistical analysis of entropy generation in longitudinally finned tube heat exchanger with shell side nanofluid by a single phase approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavan Kumar Konchada ◽  
Vinay Pv ◽  
Varaprasad Bhemuni
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Entropy Generation ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Finned Tube ◽  
Shell Side ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Phase Approach ◽  
Finned Tube Heat Exchanger

AbstractThe presence of nanoparticles in heat exchangers ascertained increment in heat transfer. The present work focuses on heat transfer in a longitudinal finned tube heat exchanger. Experimentation is done on longitudinal finned tube heat exchanger with pure water as working fluid and the outcome is compared numerically using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) package based on finite volume method for different flow rates. Further 0.8% volume fraction of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) nanofluid is considered on shell side. The simulated nanofluid analysis has been carried out using single phase approach in CFD by updating the user-defined functions and expressions with thermophysical properties of the selected nanofluid. These results are thereafter compared against the results obtained for pure water as shell side fluid. Entropy generated due to heat transfer and fluid flow is calculated for the nanofluid. Analysis of entropy generation is carried out using the Taguchi technique. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) results show that the inlet temperature on shell side has more pronounced effect on entropy generation.

Heat Transfer Characterization of a Finned-Tube Heat Exchanger (With and Without Condensation)

1990 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Idem ◽  
A. M. Jacobi ◽  
V. W. Goldschmidt
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Factor Versus ◽  
Finned Tube ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Number Range ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Pressure Losses ◽  
Finned Tube Heat Exchanger

The effects upon the performance of an air-to-water copper finned-tube crossflow heat exchanger due to condensation on the outer surface are considered. A four-tube, two-pass heat exchanger was tested over a Reynolds number range (based on hydraulic diameter) from 400 to 1500. The coil was operated both in overall parallel and overall counterflow configurations. Convective heat and mass transfer coefficients are presented as plots of Colburn j-factor versus Reynolds number. Pressure losses are, similarly, presented as plots of the friction factor versus Reynolds number. Enhancement of sensible heat transfer due to the presence of a condensate film is also considered.

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