Heat Transfer in Liquid-Coupled Indirect Heat Exchanger Systems

1975 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 499-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. B. Holmberg

The theory of liquid-coupled indirect heat exchanger systems has been studied to ascertain optimum criteria with respect to the coupling-liquid flow rate and the distribution of total heat transfer area between the hot-side and cold-side exchanger units in the case of counterflow arrangement. The optimum coupling-liquid capacity rate is derived and given as a function of the over-all capacity rate ratio and the Ntu ratio between the two exchanger units. For this optimum liquid capacity rate together with the proposed over-all number of transfer units, it is shown that the over-all heat transfer effectiveness of the liquid-coupled system can be expressed in the ordinary form for individual exchanger units in true counterflow.

Author(s):  
V. Agranat ◽  
S. Zhubrin ◽  
A. Maria ◽  
J. Hinatsu ◽  
M. Stemp ◽  
...  

A high-pressure water electrolysis system has been investigated numerically and experimentally. The advanced CFD model of two-phase flow, which calculated the 3D distributions of pressure, gas and liquid velocities and gas and liquid volume fractions, has been developed to account for all the major components in the system, and appropriate constitutive equations for two-phase flow parameters were selected for various parts of the system, such as the cell stack, riser, separator and downcomer. Heat transfer between the two phases, and between the gas-liquid mixture and cooling coils located in the gas-liquid separator was also accounted for. The model was validated using comparisons of predicted liquid flow rate with the liquid flow rate measured in the downcomer, where a single-phase liquid flow existed. The effects of pressure, current density, number of cells, and bubble size were investigated with the numerical model. The numerical predictions matched the general trends obtained from the experimental results with regard to the effects of pressure and current density on the liquid flow rate. The validated CFD model is being used as a cell design tool at Hydrogenics Corporation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 2950-2952

t A heat flow and fluid flow investigation of double tube heat exchanger by means of warped tape insert under the mixing water based nano fluids. In this article Aluminium oxide and Titanium oxide was used to get better performance heat exchanging device. A different mass flow rate of fluids used to conduct the experiment and gathered various surface temperature for analyses the heat flow augmentation. A heat flow rate Nano fluids 10 to 12% was enhanced compare with the plain base water. A heat flow with liquid flow Aluminum oxide was enhanced with +8% compare with the plain base water. A heat transfer characteristics titanium oxide were augment with raise of Re and 12% was augmented compare with the plain water. However heat flow and liquid flow heat exchanging device was increasing with volume of Nano fluids increased and leading to friction facto


Author(s):  
Yung-Ming Li ◽  
Chi-Chuan Wang

The traditional organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is operated below critical point. However, the specific heat of the working fluid undergoes tremendous change near the critical point. This can improve the thermal performance of the system due to the enhancement of heat transfer coefficient within the heat exchanger. However, the strong temperature dependence of thermo-physical properties of the working fluid especially at near the critical point requires much more efforts in designing a heat exchanger. Hence, more elaborate calculation involving stepwise integration is needed as far as accuracy is concerned. Therefore the heat exchanger is divided into several segments. The outlet temperatures of the first segment serve as the input parameters for the second segment, and the process is carried out further on. The fluid properties are calculated with the actual bulk temperature of each segment. With increasing number of segments, better resolution of temperature distribution of both heat source and working fluid within the heat exchanger is achieved. In the present study, a plate heat exchanger was numerically examined by using R-245fa as a working fluid at a supercritical condition. The effects of the working pressure and mass flow rate were examined in detail. For all cases in this study, the maximum of the total heat transfer rate was achieved by a working pressure of 3700 kPa, especially close to critical pressure. It is found that at a working pressure of 4000 kPa and mass flow rate ranging from 1 kg/s to 1.75 kg/s, the total heat transfer rate was independent of the mass flow rate.


1986 ◽  
Vol 51 (10) ◽  
pp. 2127-2134 ◽  
Author(s):  
František Potůček ◽  
Jiří Stejskal

Absorption of oxygen into water and aqueous solutions of poly(acrylamides) was studied in an absorber with a wetted sphere. The effects of changes in the liquid flow rate and the polymer concentration on the liquid side mass transfer coefficient were examined. The results are expressed by correlations between dimensionless criteria modified for non-Newtonian liquids whose flow curve can be described by the Ostwald-de Waele model.


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