Second-Law-Based Thermoeconomic Optimization of Two-Phase Heat Exchangers

1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Zubair ◽  
P. V. Kadaba ◽  
R. B. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Unit Cost ◽  
Second Law ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Transfer Resistance

This paper presents a closed-form analytical method for the second-law-based thermoeconomic optimization of two-phase heat exchangers used as condensers or evaporators. The concept of “internal economy” as a means of estimating the economic value of entropy generated (due to finite temperature difference heat transfer and pressure drops) has been proposed, thus permitting the engineer to trade the cost of entropy generation in the heat exchanger against its capital expenditure. Results are presented in terms of the optimum heat exchanger area as a function of the exit/inlet temperature ratio of the coolant, unit cost of energy dissipated, and the optimum overall heat transfer coefficient. The total heat transfer resistance represented by (1/U = C1 + C2 Re−n) in the present analysis is patterned after Wilson (1915) which accommodates the complexities associated with the determination of the two-phase heat transfer coefficient and the buildup of surface scaling resistances. The analysis of a water-cooled condenser and an air-cooled evaporator is presented with supporting numerical examples which are based on the thermoeconomic optimization procedure of this paper.

scholarly journals Effect of nanoparticles on heat transfer in heat exchangers

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Ali Mahrooghi ◽  
Mohammad Moghiman
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient

In this paper, forced convection flow and heat transfer of a Al2O3/Water nanofluid have beeninvestigated numerically by single and two phase (volume of fluid) models. Nanofluid flows inside the innertube of the isothermally concentric circular and sinusoidal double tube heat exchangers while hot pure waterflows in the outer tube. The single-phase and two-phase models is used to simulate the nanofluid forcedconvection of 2% and 3% volume concentrations. The renormalization group k-ε model is used to simulateturbulence in ANSYS FLUENT 15.0. Results show that the overall heat transfer coefficient increases withnanoparticle volume concentrations in the heat exchangers. The highest overall heat transfer coefficient rates aredetected, for each concentration and shape, corresponding to the highest flow rate for the sinusoidal tube heatexchanger . The maximum overall heat transfer coefficient enhancement is 220% for the particle volumeconcentration of 3% at the inner tube of concentric sinusoidal double tube heat exchanger corresponding to flowrate =10 LPM. The results reveal that the Al2O3/water pressure drop along the inner tube of circular andsinusoidal double tube heat exchanger increases by about 3% and 5% for volume concentrations of 2% and 3%,respectively, given flow rate compared to the base fluid.Comparison of these results with Rohit S. Khedkar‘spublished experimental data, showed good agreement.

Heat Transfer Performance of Different Nanofluids Flows in a Helically Coiled Heat Exchanger

2013 ◽  
Vol 832 ◽  
pp. 160-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Alam Khairul ◽  
Rahman Saidur ◽  
Altab Hossain ◽  
Mohammad Abdul Alim ◽  
Islam Mohammed Mahbubul
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Volume Concentration ◽  
Transfer Performance

Helically coiled heat exchangers are globally used in various industrial applications for their high heat transfer performance and compact size. Nanofluids can provide excellent thermal performance of this type of heat exchangers. In the present study, the effect of different nanofluids on the heat transfer performance in a helically coiled heat exchanger is examined. Four different types of nanofluids CuO/water, Al2O3/water, SiO2/water, and ZnO/water with volume fractions 1 vol.% to 4 vol.% was used throughout this analysis and volume flow rate was remained constant at 3 LPM. Results show that the heat transfer coefficient is high for higher particle volume concentration of CuO/water, Al2O3/water and ZnO/water nanofluids, while the values of the friction factor and pressure drop significantly increase with the increase of nanoparticle volume concentration. On the contrary, low heat transfer coefficient was found in higher concentration of SiO2/water nanofluids. The highest enhancement of heat transfer coefficient and lowest friction factor occurred for CuO/water nanofluids among the four nanofluids. However, highest friction factor and lowest heat transfer coefficient were found for SiO2/water nanofluids. The results reveal that, CuO/water nanofluids indicate significant heat transfer performance for helically coiled heat exchanger systems though this nanofluids exhibits higher pressure drop.

Performance Study of Heat Exchangers with Continuous Helical Baffles on Different Inclination Angles

2013 ◽  
Vol 655-657 ◽  
pp. 461-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su Fang Song
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Performance Study ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Shell Side ◽  
Inclination Angles

The three-dimensional model of heat exchangers with continuous helical baffles was built. The fluid flow dynamics and heat transfer of shell side in the helical baffled heat exchanger were simulated and calculated. The velocity, pressure and temperature distributions were achieved. The simulation shows that with the same baffle pitch, shell-side heat transfer coefficient increased by 25% and the pressure drop decreases by 18% in helical baffled heat exchanger compared with segmental helical baffles. With the analyzing of the flow and heat transfer in heat exchanger in 5 different inclination angles from 11°to 21°, it can be found that both shell side heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop will reduce respectively by 86% and 52% with the increases 11°to 21°of the inclination angles. Numerical simulation provided reliable theoretical reference for further engineering research of heat exchanger with helical baffles.

Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Using SnO2-Water and Ag-Water Nanofluids

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. V. Sridhar ◽  
R. Karuppasamy ◽  
G. D. Sivakumar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Shell And Tube

Abstract In this investigation, the performance of the shell and tube heat exchanger operated with tin nanoparticles-water (SnO2-W) and silver nanoparticles-water (Ag-W) nanofluids was experimentally analyzed. SnO2-W and Ag-W nanofluids were prepared without any surface medication of nanoparticles. The effects of volume concentrations of nanoparticles on thermal conductivity, viscosity, heat transfer coefficient, fiction factor, Nusselt number, and pressure drop were analyzed. The results showed that thermal conductivity of nanofluids increased by 29% and 39% while adding 0.1 wt% of SnO2 and Ag nanoparticles, respectively, due to the unique intrinsic property of the nanoparticles. Further, the convective heat transfer coefficient was enhanced because of improvement of thermal conductivity of the two phase mixture and friction factor increased due to the increases of viscosity and density of nanofluids. Moreover, Ag nanofluid showed superior pressure drop compared to SnO2 nanofluid owing to the improvement of thermophysical properties of nanofluid.

Transient Heat Transfer in a Vapor-Heated Heat Exchanger With Arbitrary Timewise-Variant Flow Perturbation

1964 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Jei Yang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Amplitude Ratio ◽  
Perturbation Technique ◽  
Transient Heat Transfer ◽  
Coolant Temperature ◽  
Flow Perturbation

An analysis is made of transient heat transfer in a vapor-heated heat exchanger with an arbitrary timewise-variant flow perturbation. The heat-transfer coefficient between the tube and coolant is assumed to vary like the n power of the coolant velocity. Results are obtained through the use of the perturbation technique. General relations are presented in closed form and their application is illustrated by carrying out some typical examples: step, linear, exponential, and sinusoidal transients in the coolant flow velocity. The influence of the system parameters on the variation of the coolant temperature is investigated. A phenomenon of resonance in the amplitude-ratio and phase-shift is disclosed for the oscillating flow transient. This phenomenon is explained by analyzing the enthalpy change of the coolant particle in the heat exchanger. The results are also compared with the analyses that have assumed a constant heat-transfer coefficient. Heat exchangers to which these results apply include the double-pipe and shell- and-tube type heat exchangers.

Investigation of Two Phase Heat Transfer Coefficients of Cryogenic Mixed Refrigerants

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seungwhan Baek ◽  
Sangkwon Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Microchannel Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Evaporation Heat ◽  
Two Phase Heat Transfer

Mixed Refrigerant Joule Thomson (MR-JT) refrigerators are widely used in various kinds of cryogenic systems these days. Although heat transfer coefficient estimation for a multiphase and multi-component fluid in cryogenic temperature range is necessarily required in the heat exchanger design of MR-JT refrigerator, it has been rarely discussed so far. In this paper, condensation and evaporation heat transfer coefficients of mixed refrigerant are measured in a microchannel heat exchanger. Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger (PCHE) has been developed as a compact microchannel heat exchanger and used in the experiment. Several two-phase heat transfer coefficient correlations are examined to discuss the experimental measurement results. The result of this paper shows that cryogenic mixed refrigerant heat transfer coefficients can be estimated by conventional two-phase heat transfer coefficient correlations.

scholarly journals Experimental Research and Simulation of Fin and Tube Heat Exchanger

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-461
Author(s):  
Artur Rubcov ◽  
Sabina Paulauskaitė ◽  
Violeta Misevičiūtė
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Ventilation System ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Maximum Heat ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

The paper provides the results of experimental and theoretical test of a wavy fin and tube heat exchanger used to cool air in a ventilation system when the wavy fin of the heat exchanger is dry and wet. The experimental tests, performed in the range of 1000<Re<4500 of the Reynolds number applying LMTD-LMED methodology, determined the dependency of the heat transfer coefficient on the supplied air flow rate with the varying geometry of the heat exchanger (the number of tube rows, the distance between fins, the thickness of the fin and the diameter of the tube). The experimental tests were performed on 9 heat exchangers in heating and 6 heat exchangers in cooling mode. After processing the results of the experimental tests, empirical equation defining the characteristics of the heat transfer coefficient of all heat exchangers were derived. The maximum heat transfer coefficient deviation is 11.6 percent. The correction factor of the wet fin (Lewis number) depending on the number of Reynolds, which ranges from 0.75 to 1.1 also is determined. Maximum capacity deviation equals 3.7 percent. The obtained equations can only be applied to a certain group of heat exchangers (with the same shape of fins or the distance between the tubes). The results of the experimental test and simulation with ANSYS program are compared and the heat transfer coefficients vary from 6.5 to 11.4 percent.

Effect of Varying Mixed Refrigerant Composition on Main Cryogenic Heat Exchanger Performance

2013 ◽  
Vol 594-595 ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
Mohd Zaki Zainal Abidin ◽  
Usama Mohamed Nour ◽  
Ku Zilati Ku Shaari
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Process Condition ◽  
Actual Process ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Cold Stream ◽  
Liquefaction Process

LNG plant requires a lot of energy for its production especially in liquefaction process. One of the reasons is due to inefficiency on some of its major equipments, particularly on Main Cryogenic Heat Exchanger (MCHE). The efficiency of this unit can be improved by the usage of Mixed Refrigerant (MR) which matches closely the heating curve between hot and cold stream. However, the study on this refrigerant is complex and tedious due to multi component refrigerant and phase changing process inside MCHE. In this study, effect of varying MR composition towards MCHE performance is analyzed, with focus on heat transfer coefficient in shell side of MCHE. The analysis was based on single and two phase flow conditions which are gas flow and liquid falling film flow. The adjustment of binary components in MR composition was studied for each flow regime. By doing this, the best composition adjustment that gives the highest value of heat transfer coefficient was determined. It was found that the adjustment of methane-propane (C1-C3) is the best arrangement for both cases. However, it needs to be tested by applying this to actual process condition, in this case by implementing it in simulated LNG process.

Experimental Study on Shell Side Heat Transfer Performance of Circumferential Overlap Trisection Helical Baffle Heat Exchangers

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaping Chen ◽  
Ruibing Cao ◽  
Jiafeng Wu ◽  
Cong Dong ◽  
Yanjun Sheng
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Shell Side ◽  
Single Thread ◽  
Helical Baffle ◽  
Inclined Angle

A set of experiments were conducted on the circumferential overlap trisection helical baffle heat exchangers with inclined angles of 20°, 24°, 28° and 32° single-thread and inclined angle of 32° dual-thread one, and a segmental baffle heat exchanger as a contrast scheme. The cylinder case of the testing heat exchanger is a common shell, while the tube bundle core could be replaced. The shell side heat transfer coefficient ho is obtained by subtract tube-side convection thermal resistance and tube wall conduction resistance from the overall heat transfer coefficient K. The curves of shell side heat transfer coefficient ho, pressure drop Δpo, Nusselt number Nuo, and axial Euler number Euz,o are presented versus axial Reynolds number Rez,o. A comprehensive performance index Nuo/Euz,o is suggested to demonstrate the integral properties of both heat transfer and flow resistance of different schemes, and the curves of Nuo/Euz,o versus Rez,o of the different schemes are presented. The results show that the scheme with inclined angle 20° performs better than other schemes, and the scheme with inclined angle 24° ranks the second, however the segment scheme ranks the last. The curves of Nuo/Euz,o of both schemes with inclined angle 32° of single-thread and dual-thread are almost coincident, even though their heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop curves are quite different. The results indicate also that for the circumferential overlap trisection helical baffle schemes the optimal inclined angle is around 20° instead of around 40° as rated by many literatures for the quadrant helical baffle schemes.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH EFFICIENT SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS BASED ON PROFILED TUBES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Djamalutdin Chalaev ◽  
◽  
Nina Silnyagina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Hydraulic Resistance ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Corrugated Tube ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

The use of advanced heat transfer surfaces (corrugated tubes of various modifications) is an effective way to intensify the heat transfer and improve the hydraulic characteristics of tubular heat exchangers. The methods for evaluating the use of such surfaces as working elements in tubular heat exchangers have not been developed so far. The thermal and hydrodynamic processes occurring in the tubes with the developed surfaces were studied to evaluate the efficiency of heat exchange therein. Thin-walled corrugated flexible stainless steel tubes of various modifications were used in experimental studies. The researches were carried out on a laboratory stand, which was designed as a heat exchanger type "tube in tube" with a corrugated inner tube. The stand was equipped with sensors to measure the thermal hydraulic flow conditions. The comparative analysis of operation modes of the heat exchanger with a corrugated inner tube of various modifications and the heat exchanger with a smooth inner tube was performed according to the obtained data. Materials and methods. A convective component of the heat transfer coefficient of corrugated tube increased significantly at identical flow conditions comparing with a smooth tube. Increasing the heat transfer coefficient was in the range of 2.0 to 2.6, and increased with increasing Reynolds number. The increase in heat transfer of specified range outstripped the gain of hydraulic resistance caused by increase of the flow. Results and discussion. CFD model in the software ANSYS CFX 14.5 was adapted to estimate the effect of the tube geometry on the intensity of the heat transfer process. A two-dimensional axially symmetric computer model was used for the calculation. The model is based on Reynolds equation (Navier-Stokes equations for turbulent flow), the continuity equation and the energy equation supplemented by the conditions of uniqueness. SST-turbulence model was used for the solution of the equations. The problem was solved in the conjugate formulation, which allowed assessing the efficiency of heat exchange, depending on various parameters (coolant temperature, coolant velocity, pressure). The criteria dependences were obtained Nu = f (Re, Pr). Conclusions. The use a corrugated tube as a working element in tubular heat exchangers can improve the heat transfer coefficient of 2.0 - 2.6 times, with an increase in hydraulic resistance in the heat exchanger of 2 times (compared with the use of smooth tubes). The criteria dependences obtained on the basis of experimental studies and mathematical modeling allow developing a methodology for engineering calculations for the design of new efficient heat exchangers with corrugated tubes.

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