scholarly journals Heat exchanger based on paraffin/expanded graphite composites for breathing air cooling in fire

2021 ◽  
Vol 2116 (1) ◽  
pp. 012094
Author(s):  
You Lv ◽  
Jie Xiao ◽  
Yawen Huang ◽  
Xinyue Jiang ◽  
Yuan Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Expanded Graphite ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Porous Structures ◽  
Heat Spreader ◽  
Heat Absorber ◽  
Enormous Amount ◽  
Simulation And Experiment ◽  
In Fire ◽  
Graphite Composites

Abstract The enormous amount of heat in fires can push inhalation temperature to ~500 K, which is fatal to the civilians. However, conventional rescue respirators are unable to control the breathing air temperature. In this work, we utilized paraffin/expanded graphite (EG) composites to construct a heat exchanger for breathing air cooling. The material itself can be used as the mechanical support, the heat spreader and the heat absorber at the same time. The composites of 0~35 wt% EG were prepared and characterized. The results showed the paraffin was uniformly absorbed in the porous structures of EG. And the paraffin/EG composite with 25 wt% EG has better performance both in simulation and experiment. The heat exchanger constructed by this composite shows good cooling efficiency by cooling the inlet air from 500 K to a breathable 313 K and sustaining for more than 20 minutes.

Activated Nitrogen-Enriched Carbon/Reduced Expanded Graphite Composites for Supercapacitors

2011 ◽  
Vol 211-212 ◽  
pp. 440-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Hui Tong ◽  
Chuan Li Qin ◽  
Zheng Jin ◽  
Xue Song Wang ◽  
Xu Duo Bai
Keyword(s):  
Electrode Material ◽  
In Situ Polymerization ◽  
Expanded Graphite ◽  
Mechanical Mixture ◽  
Electrochemical Measurements ◽  
Electrochemical Performances ◽  
Cycle Stability ◽  
Symmetric Supercapacitor ◽  
Graphite Composites

Activated nitrogen-enriched carbon/reduced expanded graphite composites (ANC/REG-c) with different composite ratio were prepared by in-situ polymerization, carbonization, activation and reduction of aniline and expanded graphite. These were characterized by XPS, SEM and electrochemical measurements. XPS shows that N atoms exist in the ANC and ANC/REG-c. Compared to mechanical mixture of ANC and REG(ANC/REG-m), ANC/REG-c shows lower resistance and higherCp1(185.4 F/g) vs 124.3 F/g of ANC/REG-m measured by CV due to the introduction of the composite sturcture. When the composite ratio of ANC/REG-c is 6:1, the ANC/REG-c shows the highestCp1(264.0 F/g) and its symmetric supercapacitor also shows the best synthetical electrochemical performances. The optimal supercapacitor presents good cycle stability. ANC/REG-c is a suitable electrode material for supercapacitors.

Heat Exchanger Options for Dry Air Cooling for the sCO2 Brayton Cycle

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton Moisseytsev ◽  
Qiuping Lv ◽  
James J. Sienicki
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Finned Tube ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Brayton Cycle ◽  
Dry Air ◽  
Air Atmosphere ◽  
Air Cooler ◽  
Forced Air

The capability to utilize dry air cooling by which heat is directly rejected to the air atmosphere heat sink is one of the benefits of the supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) energy conversion cycle. For the selection and analysis of the heat exchanger options for dry air cooling applications for the sCO2 cycle, two leading forced air flow design approaches have been identified and analyzed for this application; an air cooler consisting of modular finned tube air coolers; and an air cooler consisting of modular compact diffusion-bonded heat exchangers. The commercially available modular finned tube air cooler is found to be more cost effective and is selected as the reference for dry air cooling.

scholarly journals Improving the performance of the air-cooling unit in the cooling system of a radar

2021 ◽  
Vol 2057 (1) ◽  
pp. 012004
Author(s):  
Yu A Borisov ◽  
V V Volkov-Muzilev ◽  
D A Kalashnikov ◽  
H S Khalife
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Axial Fan ◽  
Gas Dynamic ◽  
Cooling Unit ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Axial Fans

Abstract The article discusses the issues of reducing the size of the cooling unit of the antenna of a radar station by improving the gas-dynamic processes occurring in the air-cooling unit. The results of the experimental studies of the gas flow in a plate-fin heat exchanger, being blown by one axial fan are presented. The feasibility of changing the number of axial fans for organizing a more uniform flow around the heat-exchange surfaces has been determined by calculation and theoretical methods. The calculation results are confirmed by experimental studies of the air flow in the segment of the heat exchanger, which is provided by a smaller fan.

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