scholarly journals Heat Transfer of Nanofluid in a Double Pipe Heat Exchanger

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Aghayari ◽  
Heydar Maddah ◽  
Malihe Zarei ◽  
Mehdi Dehghani ◽  
Sahar Ghanbari Kaskari Mahalle

This paper investigates the enhancement of heat transfer coefficient and Nusselt number of a nanofluid containing nanoparticles (γ-AL2O3) with a particle size of 20 nm and volume fraction of 0.1%–0.3% (V/V). Effects of temperature and concentration of nanoparticles on Nusselt number changes and heat transfer coefficient in a double pipe heat exchanger with counter turbulent flow are investigated. Comparison of experimental results with valid theoretical data based on semiempirical equations shows an acceptable agreement. Experimental results show a considerable increase in heat transfer coefficient and Nusselt number up to 19%–24%, respectively. Also, it has been observed that the heat transfer coefficient increases with the operating temperature and concentration of nanoparticles.

2015 ◽  
Vol 752-753 ◽  
pp. 458-465
Author(s):  
P.C. Sreekumar ◽  
K. Krishnamoorthy ◽  
R. Ratheesh

Heat transfer augmentation techniques ultimately results in the reduction of thermal resistance in a conventional heat exchanger by generating higher convective heat transfer coefficient. Present study with the use of Alumina (Al2O3)/water nanofluid and baffled twisted tape inserts in double pipe heat exchanger as compound augmentation technique. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the heat transfer coefficient and friction factor for the flow through the inner tube of heat exchanger in turbulent flow range (8000<Re<60000). The effect of rectangular, circular, triangular baffled twisted tape having twist ratio (y/w) 4.2 and twisted tapes without baffles of twist ratio (y/w) 4.2 and 5.2 were studied. Experiments were conducted for both water and 0.1% volume concentration Alumina/water nanofluid. It is found that the enhancement of heat transfer coefficient by using rectangular baffled twisted tape and nanofluid is about 20%. Performance evaluation criteria were found for water and nanofluid and it was observed that rectangular baffled twisted tape performs better than other twisted tapes.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heydar Maddah ◽  
Reza Aghayari ◽  
Morshed Farokhi ◽  
Shabnam Jahanizadeh ◽  
Khatere Ashtary

Heat transfer and overall heat transfer in a double pipe heat exchanger fitted with twisted-tape elements and titanium dioxide nanofluid were studied experimentally. The inner and outer diameters of the inner tube were 8 and 16 mm, respectively, and cold and hot water were used as working fluids in shell side and tube side. The twisted tapes were made from aluminum sheet with tape thickness (d) of 1 mm, width (W) of 5 mm, and length of 120 cm. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles with a diameter of 30 nm and a volume concentration of 0.01% (v/v) were prepared. The effects of temperature, mass flow rate, and concentration of nanoparticles on the overall heat transfer coefficient, heat transfer changes in the turbulent flow regimeRe≥2300, and counter current flow were investigated. When using twisted tape and nanofluid, heat transfer coefficient was about 10 to 25 percent higher than when they were not used. It was also observed that the heat transfer coefficient increases with operating temperature and mass flow rate. The experimental results also showed that 0.01% TiO2/water nanofluid with twisted tape has slightly higher friction factor and pressure drop when compared to 0.01% TiO2/water nanofluid without twisted tape. The empirical correlations proposed for friction factor are in good agreement with the experimental data.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 1301-1306
Author(s):  
C. E. Ebieto ◽  
R. R. Ana ◽  
O. E. Nyong ◽  
E. G. Saturday

Engineering education is incomplete without laboratory practices. One of such laboratory equipment necessary for all engineering students to have hands-on in the course of their undergraduate studies is the heat exchanger. This work presents the detailed design and construction of a laboratory type double pipe heat exchanger that can be used both in the parallel and counter flow configuration. The heat exchanger was constructed using galvanized steel for both the tube and shell. Experiments were designed and carried out to test the performance of the heat exchangers. The heat exchanger performance characteristics (logarithm mean temperature difference (LMTD), heat transfer rate, effectiveness, and overall heat transfer coefficient) were obtained and compared for the two configurations. The LMTD tends to be relatively constant as the flow rate was increased for both the parallel and counter-flow configuration but with a higher value for the parallel flow configuration. The heat exchanger has a higher heat transfer rate, effectiveness, and overall heat transfer coefficient and therefore has more performance capability for the counter-flow configuration. The overall heat transfer coefficient increased as the flow rate increased for both configurations. Importantly, as a result of this project, Mechanical Engineering students can now have hands-on laboratory experience on how the double pipe heat exchanger works.


2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 117-124
Author(s):  
Noor Sabeeh Majeed ◽  
Shaymaa Mahdi Salih ◽  
Hussam Nadum Abda Lraheemal Ani ◽  
Basma Abbas Abdulmajeed ◽  
Paul Constantin Albu ◽  
...  

In this paper the effect of nanofluid is studied in the double pipe heat exchanger counter current flow, the viscosity of nanofluids are measured at different temperatures and different particle sizes. SiO2 nanoparticles are dispersed at different concentrations (0.2-2) % with different particle sizes of (50-25) nm in base fluid of water. The friction factor and heat transfer coefficient are calculated at different nanoparticle sizes, the results showed that the viscosity was increased as nanoparticle concentration increased. The friction factor is increased as SiO2 nanoparticles concentration and increased as nanoparticles size decreased. The heat transfer coefficient increased as nanoparticle concentration increased and particles size decrease.


2019 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 04001
Author(s):  
Dawid Taler ◽  
Jan Taler ◽  
Katarzyna Wrona

Experimental studies of multi-row plate-fin heat exchangers show that the highest average heat transfer coefficient on the air side occurs in the first row of tubes when the air velocity in front ofthe exchanger is less thanapproximately 3.5 m/s. In the subsequent rows of tubes up to about the fourth row the heat transfer coefficient decreases. In the fifth and further rows, it can be assumed that the heat transfer coefficient is equal in each tube row. It is necessary to find the relationships fortheair–side Nusselt number on each tube row to design a plate–fin and tube heat exchanger(PFTHE) with the appropriate number of tube rows. The air–side Nusselt number correlations canbe determined experimentally or by CFD modeling (Computational and Fluid Dynamics). The paper presents a newmathematical model of the transient operation of PFTHE, considering that the Nusselt numbers on the air side of individual tube rows are different. The heat transfer coefficient on an analyzed tube row was determined from the equality condition of mass– average air temperature differences on agiven tube row determined using the analytical formula and CFD modeling. The results of numerical modelingwere compared with the results of the experiments.


Author(s):  
Zhe Tian ◽  
Ali Abdollahi ◽  
Mahmoud Shariati ◽  
Atefeh Amindoust ◽  
Hossein Arasteh ◽  
...  

Purpose This paper aims to study the fluid flow and heat transfer through a spiral double-pipe heat exchanger. Nowadays using spiral double-pipe heat exchangers has become popular in different industrial segments due to its complex and spiral structure, which causes an enhancement in heat transfer. Design/methodology/approach In these heat exchangers, by converting the fluid motion to the secondary motion, the heat transfer coefficient is greater than that of the straight double-pipe heat exchangers and cause increased heat transfer between fluids. Findings The present study, by using the Fluent software and nanofluid heat transfer simulation in a spiral double-tube heat exchanger, investigates the effects of operating parameters including fluid inlet velocity, volume fraction of nanoparticles, type of nanoparticles and fluid inlet temperature on heat transfer efficiency. Originality/value After presenting the results derived from the fluid numerical simulation and finding the optimal performance conditions using a genetic algorithm, it was found that water–Al2O3 and water–SiO2 nanofluids are the best choices for the Reynolds numbers ranging from 10,551 to 17,220 and 17,220 to 31,910, respectively.


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