scholarly journals Comparison of heat transfer efficiency between heat pipe and tube bundles heat exchanger

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1397-1402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao-Chun Wu ◽  
Xiang-Ping Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Thermal Characteristics ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Tubular Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Transfer Efficiency ◽  
High Efficient ◽  
Tube Bundles

A comparison of heat transfer efficiency between the heat pipe and tube bundles heat exchanger is made based on heat transfer principle and the analysis of thermal characteristics. This paper argues that although heat pipe has the feature of high axial thermal conductivity, to those cases where this special function of heat transfer is unnecessary, heat pipe exchanger is not a high efficient heat exchanger when it is just used as a conventional heat exchanger in the industrial fields. In turn, there are some deficiencies for heat pipe exchanger, such as complicated manufacturing process, critical requirements for manufacturing materials, etc. which leads to a higher cost in comparison to a tubular heat exchanger. Nonetheless, due to its diverse structural features and extraordinary properties, heat pipe exchanger still has wide applications on special occasions.

scholarly journals Study on Behavior of the Heat Exchanger with Conically-Corrugated Tubes and HDD Baffles

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Zhiwei Wu ◽  
Caifu Qian
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Tube Bundle ◽  
Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Heat Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Tube Bundles ◽  
Different Diameters ◽  
Better Than

Baffles with holes in different diameters (or HDD baffles) and conically-corrugated tubes are respectively longitudinal flow baffle and high-efficiency heat exchange tubes proposed by the author. In this paper, vibrations of tube bundles with HDD baffles and fluid flow as well as heat transfer inside conically-corrugated tubes were numerically simulated, and the heat exchanger with conically-corrugated tubes and HDD baffles was tested for the heat transfer efficiency. It is found that compared with the traditional segmental baffles, tube bundle vibrations in heat exchangers, if using the HDD baffles, can be significantly reduced. Regarding heat transfer efficiency, conically-corrugated tubes are much better than smooth tubes and even better than other high-efficiency heat transfer tubes. Compared with the traditional heat exchangers, heat exchangers constructed with conically-corrugated tubes and the HDD baffles can provide better heat transfer efficiency and less tube bundle vibration.

CFD-based structure optimization of plate bundle in plate-fin heat exchanger considering flow and heat transfer performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Li ◽  
Haiqing Si ◽  
Jingxuan Qiu ◽  
Yingying Shen ◽  
Peihong Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat And Mass Transfer ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
High Specific Surface Area ◽  
Calculation Model ◽  
Air Separation ◽  
Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Heat Transfer Efficiency

Abstract The plate-fin heat exchanger has been widely applied in the field of air separation and aerospace due to its high specific surface area of heat transfer. However, the low heat transfer efficiency of its plate bundles has also attracted more attention. It is of great significance to optimize the structure of plate-fin heat exchanger to improve its heat transfer efficiency. The plate bundle was studied by combining numerical simulation with experiment. Firstly, according to the heat and mass transfer theory, the plate bundle calculation model of plate-fin heat exchanger was established, and the accuracy of the UDF (User-Defined Functions) for describing the mass and heat transfer was verified. Then, the influences of fin structure parameters on the heat and mass transfer characteristics of channel were discussed, including the height, spacing, thickness and length of fins. Finally the influence of various factors on the flow field performance under different flow states was integrated to complete the optimal design of the plate bundle.

Development of Heat Exchanger Fouling Model and Preventive Maintenance Diagnostic Tool

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Zabiri ◽  
V. R. Radhakrishnan ◽  
M. Ramasamy ◽  
N. M. Ramli ◽  
V. Do Thanh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Predictive Model ◽  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Preventive Maintenance ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Heat Transfer Efficiency

The Crude Preheat Train (CPT) is a set of large heat exchangers which recover the waste heat from product streams back to preheat the crude oil. The overall heat transfer coefficient in these heat exchangers may be significantly reduced due to fouling. One of the major impacts of fouling in CPT operation is the reduced heat transfer efficiency. The objective of this paper is to develop a predictive model using statistical methods which can a priori predict the rate of the fouling and the decrease in heat transfer efficiency in a heat exchanger in a crude preheat train. This predictive model will then be integrated into a preventive maintenance diagnostic tool to plan the cleaning of the heat exchanger to remove the fouling and bring back the heat exchanger efficiency to their peak values. The fouling model was developed using historical plant operating data and is based on Neural Network. Results show that the predictive model is able to predict the shell and tube outlet temperatures with excellent accuracy, where the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) obtained is less than 1%, correlation coefficient R2 of approximately 0.98 and Correct Directional Change (CDC) values of more than 90%. A preliminary case study shows promising indication that the predictive model may be integrated into a preventive maintenance scheduling for the heat exchanger cleaning.

scholarly journals Thermal performance in a tubular heat exchanger with deltawinglets

2018 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 02062
Author(s):  
Pattarapan Tongyote ◽  
Pongjet Promvonge ◽  
Nattawoot Depaiwa ◽  
Withada Jedsadaratanachai
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Thermal Characteristics ◽  
Test Tube ◽  
Turbulent Regime ◽  
Airflow Rate ◽  
Tubular Heat Exchanger ◽  
Experimental Heat ◽  
Constant Wall Heat Flux

The paper presents an experimental heat transfer enhancement study in a tubular heat exchanger fitted with delta-winglets. The experimental work was conducted by varying the airflow rate in the test tube having a constant wall heat-flux for turbulent regime, Reynolds number (Re) from 5200 to 23,000. Effects of three pitch ratios (PR=P/D=1.5, 2.0 and 3.0) and two attack angles, α = 45° and 60°, of the winglets at a single blockage ratio (BR=b/D = 0.15) on thermal characteristics are examined. The experimental results show that the winglet-inserted tube yields, respectively, the heat transfer, friction factor and thermal performance in the form of TEF around 1.99–4.08, 4.9–14.3 times higher than the plain tube and 0.85–1.85, depending on the operating condition.

Numerical simulation of mixed convection in a two-sided lid-driven square cavity with four inner cylinders based on diamond arrays

2020 ◽  
pp. 2150009
Author(s):  
Guyue Tang ◽  
Qin Lou ◽  
Ling Li
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Thermal Characteristics ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Square Cavity ◽  
Left Wall ◽  
Heat Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Left And Right

The hydrodynamics and thermal characteristics due to mixed convection in a vertical two-sided lid-driven differentially square cavity containing four hot cylinders in a diamond array are investigated by the lattice Boltzmann equation model. The moving walls of the cavity are cold while the others are adiabatic. The flow in the cavity is driven by both the temperature difference and the moving vertical walls. The influence of different flow governing parameters, including the direction of the moving walls (the left wall moves up and the right wall moves down (Case I), both the left and right walls are moving upward (Case II), both the left and right walls are moving downwards (Case III)), the distance between neighboring cylinders [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text]), and the Richardson number [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text]) on the fluid flow and heat transfer are investigated with the Reynolds number in the range of [Formula: see text], the Grashof number of [Formula: see text] and the Prandtl number of [Formula: see text]. Flow and thermal performances in the cavity are analyzed in detail by considering the streamlines and isotherms profiles, the average Nusselt number, as well as the total Nusselt number. It is found that the heat transfer efficiency is highest when [Formula: see text] for the cases of the walls moving in the opposite direction. When the walls move in the same directions, the heat transfer efficiency obtained by [Formula: see text] is maximum among the considered values of [Formula: see text]. On the other hand, compared with the cases of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], the cylinder positions corresponding to the largest and the smallest Nusselt numbers are very sensitive to the moving direction of the walls for [Formula: see text]. Moreover, the results also show that in terms of the value of Nusselt number and the stability the case of both walls moving downwards works well. Besides, the effect of the distance between neighboring cylinders is also discussed, it is found that increasing or decreasing the spacing between cylinders could enhance heat transfer to different degrees for the range of [Formula: see text] number considered. Finally, the empirical relationships among [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and the spacing between the cylinders ([Formula: see text]) are given, and predictive results match with the computed values very well.

Characteristic Analysis of the Influence of Flow Rate Distribution in Each Flat Tube of Parallel Flow Heat Exchanger to Heat Transfer

2014 ◽  
Vol 1008-1009 ◽  
pp. 927-933
Author(s):  
Hai Jiang Yang ◽  
Ming Li ◽  
Xiao Ye Xue ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Kui Huang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Transfer Rate ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Uniform Flow ◽  
Parallel Flow ◽  
Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Heat Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Uniform Flow Distribution ◽  
Flow Heat

In this paper, the heat transfer rate of parallel flow heat exchanger was obtained in the condition of non-uniform flow distribution by 3D numerical simulation. The maximum theoretical heat transfer rate of parallel flow heat exchanger was obtained through 1D calculation. Ultimately, the correlation of the influence of non-uniform flow distribution on heat transfer efficiency was obtained by the comparative analysis of non-uniform flow distribution and heat transfer efficiency and regression calculation. It was found that the forecasted heat transfer efficiency error of correlation was within 2%.

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