scholarly journals Enhancement in Heat Exchange Process in a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger using Nano-Particles

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1791-1795
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Exchange Process ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Nano Fluid ◽  
Heat Exchange Process ◽  
Shell And Tube ◽  
Improved Performance

Nanoparticles and nano-fluids are having its significant role in transforming and improvising the existing tools and techniques of science and other research. This experimental study deals with the parametric analysis of Al2O3 of size 20-30 nm and CuO of size 30-50 nm nanoparticles to improve the effectiveness of a shell and tube heat exchanger. Nanoparticles used in heat exchangers improved performance through better heat transfer characteristics. An experimental investigation was done on the forced convective heat transfer and flow characteristics of the nano-fluid flowing in a horizontal shell and tube heat exchanger under turbulent flow conditions. The heat transfer of nano-fluid is found higher than that of the base liquid at same mass flow rate and temperature difference. The heat transfer thus heat transfer parameters increases with an increase in volume concentration up to 1.6 % after which heat transfer decreases due to viscosity effects.

Comparative CFD Analysis of Maldistribution in a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger With Conical and Cylindrical Headers

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohitha Paruchuri ◽  
T. S. Ravigururajan ◽  
Arun Muley
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Static Pressure ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Transfer Performance ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Shell And Tube ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Flow Maldistribution

The analysis of flow maldistribution in a shell and tube heat exchanger is presented. The flow field within the headers was obtained through numerical solution of conservation equations of mass and momentum in addition to the equations of the turbulence model. The flow maldistribution inside the header was a 3-D numerical simulation with the help of commercial software To increase the performance of the heat exchanger, flow maldistribution among the tubes should be minimized.. Flow maldistribution in the header affects the heat transfer performance. The effects of the pressure drop and velocity distribution in the headers were analyzed, as it effects the heat transfer performance. The study showed that by changing the header geometry, the maldistribution can be reduced leading to improved performance. Two types of headers were considered with varying header length and inlet flow velocities from 0.8373mm/sec to 2.344mm/sec are considered. The uniformity of flow distribution improved with increasing header length, whereas it decreased with increasing flow rate. As the header length increased to 1500mm the flow maldistribution decreased and the static pressure was almost equal for all the tubes in case of a conical header. The results show that conical header minimizes flow maldistribution compared to a cylindrical header.

Application of Nanofluids in a Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Cox ◽  
Anoop Kanjirakat ◽  
Reza Sadr
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Shell And Tube

Innovations in the field of nanotechnology have potential to improve industrial productivity and performance. One promising applications of this emerging technology is using nanofluids with enhanced thermal properties. Nanofluids, engineered colloidal suspensions consisting of nano-sized particles (less than 100nm) dispersed in a basefluid, have shown potential as industrial cooling fluids due to the enhanced heat transfer characteristics. Experiments are conducted to compare the overall heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop of water vs. nanofluids in a laboratory scale industrial type shell and tube heat exchanger. Three mass particle concentrations, 2%, 4% and 6%, of SiO2-water nanofluids are formulated by dispersing 20 nm diameter nano particles in desalinated water. Nanofluid and tap water are then circulated in the cold and hot loops, respectively, of the heat exchanger to avoid direct particle deposition on heater surfaces. Interestingly, experimental result show both augmentation and deterioration of heat transfer coefficient for nanofluids depending on the flow rate through the heat exchangers. This trend is consistent with an earlier reported observation for heat transfer in micro channels. This trend may be explained by the counter effect of the changes in thermo-physical properties of fluids together with the fouling on the heat exchanger surfaces. The measured pressure drop in the nanofluids flow shows an increase when compared to that of basefluid that could limit the use of nanofluids in heat exchangers for industrial application.

Numerical simulation of the effect of baffle cut and baffle spacing on shell side heat exchanger performance using CFD

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Swanand Gaikwad ◽  
Ashish Parmar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Shell Side ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Shell And Tube ◽  
Two Parameters

AbstractHeat exchangers possess a significant role in energy transmission and energy generation in most industries. In this work, a three-dimensional simulation has been carried out of a shell and tube heat exchanger (STHX) consisting of segmental baffles. The investigation involves using the commercial code of ANSYS CFX, which incorporates the modeling, meshing, and usage of the Finite Element Method to yield numerical results. Much work is available in the literature regarding the effect of baffle cut and baffle spacing as two different entities, but some uncertainty pertains when we discuss the combination of these two parameters. This study aims to find an appropriate mix of baffle cut and baffle spacing for the efficient functioning of a shell and tube heat exchanger. Two parameters are tested: the baffle cuts at 30, 35, 40% of the shell-inside diameter, and the baffle spacing’s to fit 6,8,10 baffles within the heat exchanger. The numerical results showed the role of the studied parameters on the shell side heat transfer coefficient and the pressure drop in the shell and tube heat exchanger. The investigation shows an increase in the shell side heat transfer coefficient of 13.13% when going from 6 to 8 baffle configuration and a 23.10% acclivity for the change of six baffles to 10, for a specific baffle cut. Evidence also shows a rise in the pressure drop with an increase in the baffle spacing from the ranges of 44–46.79%, which can be controlled by managing the baffle cut provided.

An experimental investigation of heat transfer characteristics of water based Al2O3 nanofluid operated shell and tube heat exchanger with air bubble injection technique

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav Thakur ◽  
Gurpreet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Al2o3 Nanoparticles ◽  
Air Bubbles ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Air Bubble ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Shell And Tube

The thermal performance of shell and tube heat exchangers has been enhanced with the use of different techniques. Air bubble injection is one such promising and inexpensive technique that enhances the heat transfer characteristics inside shell and tube heat exchanger by creating turbulence in the flowing fluid. In this paper, experimental study on heat transfer characteristics of shell and tube heat exchanger was done with the injection of air bubbles at the tube inlet and throughout the tube with water based Al2O3 nanofluids i.e. (0.1%v/v and 0.2%v/v). The outcomes obtained for both the concentrations at two distinct injection points were compared with the case when air bubbles were not injected. The outcomes revealed that the heat transfer characteristics enhanced with nanoparticles volumetric concentration and the air bubble injection. The case where air bubbles were injected throughout the tube gave maximum enhancement followed by the cases of injection of air bubbles at the tube inlet and no air bubble injection. Besides this, water based Al2O3 nanofluid with 0.2%v/v of Al2O3 nanoparticles gave more enhancement than Al2O3nanofluid with 0.1%v/v of Al2O3 nanoparticles as the enhancement in the heat transfer characteristics is directly proportional to the volumetric concentration of nanoparticles in the base fluid. The heat transfer rate showed an enhancement of about 25-40% and dimensionless exergy loss showed an enhancement of about 33-43% when air bubbles were injected throughout the tube. Moreover, increment in the heat transfer characteristics was also found due to increase in the temperature of the hot fluid keeping the flow rate of both the heat transfer fluids constant.

scholarly journals Heat transfer rates in hot shell, cold tube inclined baffled small shell, and tube heat exchanger using CFD and experimental approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4B) ◽  
Author(s):  
Devanand D. Chillal ◽  
◽  
Uday C. Kapale ◽  
N.R. Banapurmath ◽  
T. M. Yunus Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Liquid Flow ◽  
Cfd Analysis ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Transfer Rates ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Shell And Tube ◽  
Cold Liquid

The work presented is an effort to realize the changes occurring for convective coefficients of heat transfer in STHX fitted with inclined baffles. Effort has been undertaken using Fluent, a commercially available CFD code ona CAD model of small STHX with inclined baffles with cold liquid flowing into the tubes and hot liquid flowing in the shell. Four sets of CFD analysis have been carried out. The hot liquid flow rate through shell compartments varied from 0.2 kg/sec to 0.8 kg/sec in steps of 0.2 kg/sec, while keeping the cold liquid flow condition in tube at 0.4 kg/sec constant. Heat transfer rates, compartment temperatures, and overall heat transfer coefficients, for cold liquid and hot liquid, were studied. The results given by the software using CFD approach were appreciable and comparatively in agreement with the results available by the experimental work, which was undertaken for the same set of inlet pressure conditions, liquid flow rates, and inlet temperatures of liquid for both hot and cold liquids. The experimental output results were also used to validate the results given by the CFD software. The results from the CFD analysis were further used to conclude the effect of baffle inclination on heat duty. The process thus followed also helped realize the effects of baffle inclination on convective heat transfer coefficient of the liquid flow through the shell in an inclined baffle shell and tube heat exchanger. The temperature plots for both cold and hot liquid were also generated for understanding the compartmental temperature distributions inclusive of the inlet and outlet compartments. The heat duty for a heat exchanger has been found to increase with the increase in baffle inclinations from zero degree to 20 degrees. Likewise, the convective heat transfer coefficients have also been found to increase with the increase in baffle inclinations.

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