Enhancing Heat Transfer Performance in Heat Exchangers using Nanoparticle-Infused Fluids: A Computational Approach
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37934/cfdl.17.7.3246Keywords:
CFD, Heat transfer enhancement, Heat exchanger, NanoparticleAbstract
The study examines the impact of hybrid nanoparticle-based materials on the flow performance in a tube with a consistent surface temperature of 373 K. The simulation of the flow was conducted using Ansys 2024 and two-dimensional governing equations for partial differentials. This simulation utilized three distinct concentrations of hybrid nanomaterials Al2O3–Cu to observe their effects. Al2O3–Cu nanoparticles are dispersed in water at volume ratios of 1%, 5%, and 100%. The fluid velocity varied between 0.1 and 1.5 m/s, while the input temperature was 25 °C (~298 K). The current study examines three cases of dimples: 15, 30, and 45 concave/convex dimples. Increasing the concentration of Al2O3-Cu nanoparticles in water is shown to improve certain physical properties while decreasing others. Moreover, when the concentration of nanoparticles grows, the Nusselt number (Nu) also rises. The thermal performance factor is enhanced with an increase in the number of dimples. The study shows that the heat transfer coefficient increases with hybrid nanoparticle concentration, achieving enhancements of 2.14%, 10.8%, and 21.82% for 1%, 5%, and 10% concentrations at 1 m/s. The highest increase of 22.22% compared to pure water occurs at 1.5 m/s with a 10% concentration. Compared to a smooth pipe, improvements are 15.67%, 30.01%, and 37.72% for three cases, with case 2 (30 concave/convex dimples) exhibiting the best thermal performance factor.
Downloads
References
Ahmed, Sayed Ahmed E. Sayed, Emad Z. Ibrahim, Mostafa M. Ibrahim, Mohamed A. Essa, Mohamed A. Abdelatief, and Mohamed N. El-Sayed. "Heat transfer performance evaluation in circular tubes via internal repeated ribs with entropy and exergy analysis." Applied Thermal Engineering 144 (2018): 1056-1070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.09.018
Tavousi, Ebrahim, Noel Perera, Dominic Flynn, and Reaz Hasan. "Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of the passive method in double tube heat exchangers: a critical review." International Journal of Thermofluids 17 (2023): 100282. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJFT.2023.100282
Huu-Quan, Do, Ali Mohammad Rostami, Mozafar Shokri Rad, Mohsen Izadi, Ahmad Hajjar, and Qingang Xiong. "3D numerical investigation of turbulent forced convection in a double-pipe heat exchanger with flat inner pipe." Applied Thermal Engineering 182 (2021): 116106. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APPLTHERMALENG.2020.116106
Asadi, A., M. Zaboli, A. R. Mogharrebi, S. Saedodin, and D. D. Ganji. "Numerical analysis of turbulence-inducing elements with various geometries and utilization of hybrid nanoparticles in a double pipe heat exchanger." Alexandria Engineering Journal 61, no. 5 (2022): 3633-3644. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AEJ.2021.08.074
Tang, Xinyi, Xianfeng Dai, and Dongsheng Zhu. "Experimental and numerical investigation of convective heat transfer and fluid flow in twisted spiral tube." International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 90 (2015): 523-541. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJHEATMASSTRANSFER.2015.06.068
Córcoles, J. I., J. D. Moya-Rico, A. E. Molina, and J. A. Almendros-Ibáñez. "Numerical and experimental study of the heat transfer process in a double pipe heat exchanger with inner corrugated tubes." International Journal of Thermal Sciences 158 (2020): 106526. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJTHERMALSCI.2020.106526
Han, Huai-Zhi, Bing-Xi Li, Hao Wu, and Wei Shao. "Multi-objective shape optimization of double pipe heat exchanger with inner corrugated tube using RSM method." International Journal of Thermal Sciences 90 (2015): 173-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJTHERMALSCI.2014.12.010
Huang, Wen-Chieh, Cheng-An Chen, Chi Shen, and Jung-Yang San. "Effects of characteristic parameters on heat transfer enhancement of repeated ring-type ribs in circular tubes." Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 68 (2015): 371-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EXPTHERMFLUSCI.2015.06.007
Pethkool, S., S. Eiamsa-Ard, S. Kwankaomeng, and P. Promvonge. "Turbulent heat transfer enhancement in a heat exchanger using helically corrugated tube." International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 38, no. 3 (2011): 340-347. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ICHEATMASSTRANSFER.2010.11.014
Eiamsa-Ard, Smith, Chinaruk Thianpong, Petpices Eiamsa-Ard, and Pongjet Promvonge. "Thermal characteristics in a heat exchanger tube fitted with dual twisted tape elements in tandem." International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 37, no. 1 (2010): 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ICHEATMASSTRANSFER.2009.08.010
Eiamsa-Ard, S. "Study on thermal and fluid flow characteristics in turbulent channel flows with multiple twisted tape vortex generators." International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 37, no. 6 (2010): 644-651. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ICHEATMASSTRANSFER.2010.02.004
Garg, M. O., Himanshu Nautiyal, Sourabh Khurana, and M. K. Shukla. "Heat transfer augmentation using twisted tape inserts: a review." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 63 (2016): 193-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.RSER.2016.04.051
Prasad, PV Durga, A. V. S. S. K. S. Gupta, and K. Deepak. "Investigation of trapezoidal-cut twisted tape insert in a double pipe u-tube heat exchanger using Al2O3/water nanofluid." Procedia Materials Science 10 (2015): 50-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MSPRO.2015.06.025
Ali, Asgar, R. N. Jana, and Sanatan Das. "Radiative CNT‐based hybrid magneto‐nanoliquid flow over an extending curved surface with slippage and convective heating." Heat Transfer 50, no. 3 (2021): 2997-3020. https://doi.org/10.1002/HTJ.22015
Ali, Asgar, R. N. Jana, and Sanatan Das. "Significance of entropy generation and heat source: the case of peristaltic blood flow through a ciliated tube conveying Cu-Ag nanoparticles using Phan-Thien-Tanner model." Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology 20, no. 6 (2021): 2393-2412. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10237-021-01515-8/FIGURES/10
Ali, Asgar, Soumitra Sarkar, Sanatan Das, and Rabindra Nath Jana. "Investigation of cattaneo–christov double diffusions theory in bioconvective slip flow of radiated magneto-cross-nanomaterial over stretching cylinder/plate with activation energy." International Journal of Applied and Computational Mathematics 7, no. 5 (2021): 208. https://doi.org/10.1007/S40819-021-01144-W/TABLES/6
Ali, Asgar, Soumitra Sarkar, Sanatan Das, and Rabindra Nath Jana. "A report on entropy generation and Arrhenius kinetics in magneto-bioconvective flow of Cross nanofluid over a cylinder with wall slip." International Journal of Ambient Energy (2022): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/01430750.2022.2031292
Das, S., Asgar Ali, and R. N. Jana. "Insight into the dynamics of magneto-casson hybrid nanoliquid caused by a plate rotation." World Journal of Engineering 18, no. 1 (2021): 66-84. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJE-07-2020-0261/FULL/PDF
Lee, S., SU-S. Choi, S, and Li, and J. A. Eastman. "Measuring thermal conductivity of fluids containing oxide nanoparticles." (1999): 280-289. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2825978
Kumar, Nishant, and Shriram S. Sonawane. "Experimental study of Fe2O3/water and Fe2O3/ethylene glycol nanofluid heat transfer enhancement in a shell and tube heat exchanger." International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 78 (2016): 277-284. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ICHEATMASSTRANSFER.2016.09.009
Monroe, J. Gabriel, Swati Kumari, John D. Fairley, Keisha B. Walters, Matthew J. Berg, and Scott M. Thompson. "On the energy harvesting and heat transfer ability of a ferro-nanofluid oscillating heat pipe." International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 132 (2019): 162-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJHEATMASSTRANSFER.2018.11.096
Chun, Byung-Hee, Hyun Uk Kang, and Sung Hyun Kim. "Effect of alumina nanoparticles in the fluid on heat transfer in double-pipe heat exchanger system." Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 25 (2008): 966-971. https://doi.org/10.1007/S11814-008-0156-5/METRICS
Zamzamian, Amirhossein, Shahin Nasseri Oskouie, Ahmad Doosthoseini, Aliakbar Joneidi, and Mohammad Pazouki. "Experimental investigation of forced convective heat transfer coefficient in nanofluids of Al2O3/EG and CuO/EG in a double pipe and plate heat exchangers under turbulent flow." Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 35, no. 3 (2011): 495-502. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EXPTHERMFLUSCI.2010.11.013
Darzi, AA Rabienataj, Mousa Farhadi, and Kurosh Sedighi. "Heat transfer and flow characteristics of Al2O3–water nanofluid in a double tube heat exchanger." International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 47 (2013): 105-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ICHEATMASSTRANSFER.2013.06.003
Khalifa, Abdul Jabbar N., and Mohammed A. Banwan. "Effect of volume fraction of γ‐Al2O3 nanofluid on heat transfer enhancement in a concentric tube heat exchanger." Heat Transfer Engineering 36, no. 16 (2015): 1387-1396. https://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2015.1003719
Esfe, Mohammad Hemmat, Seyfolah Saedodin, and Mostafa Mahmoodi. "Experimental studies on the convective heat transfer performance and thermophysical properties of MgO–water nanofluid under turbulent flow." Experimental thermal and fluid science 52 (2014): 68-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EXPTHERMFLUSCI.2013.08.023
Arani, AA Abbasian, and J. J. E. T. Amani. "Experimental study on the effect of TiO2–water nanofluid on heat transfer and pressure drop." Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 42 (2012): 107-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EXPTHERMFLUSCI.2012.04.017
Louis, Stephan Pierre, Svetlana Ushak, Yanio Milian, Magdalena Nemś, and Artur Nemś. "Application of nanofluids in improving the performance of double-pipe heat exchangers—a critical review." Materials 15, no. 19 (2022): 6879. https://doi.org/10.3390/MA15196879
Zheng, Nianben, Wei Liu, Zhichun Liu, Peng Liu, and Feng Shan. "A numerical study on heat transfer enhancement and the flow structure in a heat exchanger tube with discrete double inclined ribs." Applied Thermal Engineering 90 (2015): 232-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.07.009
Ghashim, Sajida Lafta. "A mathematical analysis of nanoparticles on heat transfer in a circular pipe." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 28 (2021): 101524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2021.101524
Ismail, Mohamed, Waheed K. Zahra, Shinichi Ookawara, and Hamdy Hassan. "Enhancing the air conditioning unit performance via energy storage of different inorganic phase change materials with hybrid nanoparticles." Jom 75, no. 3 (2023): 739-753. https://doi.org/10.1007/S11837-022-05629-X
Ismail, Mohamed, Waheed K. Zahra, and Hamdy Hassan. "Numerical investigation of the air conditioning system performance assisted with energy storage of capsulated concave/convex phase change material." Journal of Energy Storage 68 (2023): 107651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.107651
