Printed circuit heat exchanger performance analysis using non-uniform segmental design method

Bennett, Katrine; Chen, Yitung

doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.02.102

Cited by 17 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 32 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Many researchers have studied thermal-hydraulics aspects of flows in zigzag channels over the past years (Baik et al, 2017;Bennett and tung Chen, 2019;Berbish et al, 2011;Chen et al, 2019Chen et al, , 2016Chen et al, , 2018Cheng et al, 2020;Chu et al, 2020;Katz et al, 2021;Kim et al, 2008;Kim and NO, 2011;Kim and NO, 2013;Kim et al, 2009;Kim and Sun, 2014;Kim et al, 2010Kim et al, , 2016Kim, 2013, 2014;Ma et al, 2015Ma et al, , 2019Ma et al, , 2017Meshram et al, 2016;Nikitin et al, 2006;Pan et al, 2020;Tang et al, 2021;de la Torre et al, 2021;Yoon et al, 2014Yoon et al, , 2017. Some of these works are based on experimental analysis (Baik et al, 2017;Berbish et al, 2011;Chen et al, 2019Chen et al, , 2016Chen et al, , 2018Cheng et al, 2020;Chu et al, 2020;Katz et al, 2021;Kim and NO, 2011;Kim and NO, 2013;Kim et al, 2009;Nikitin et al, 2006), while others used numerical methods (Baik et al, 2017;Bennett and Chen, 2019;Che...…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many researchers have studied thermal-hydraulics aspects of flows in zigzag channels over the past years (Baik et al , 2017; Bennett and tung Chen, 2019; Berbish et al , 2011; Chen et al , 2019, 2016, 2018; Cheng et al , 2020; Chu et al , 2020; Katz et al , 2021; Kim et al , 2008; Kim and NO, 2011; Kim and NO, 2013; Kim et al , 2009; Kim and Sun, 2014; Kim et al , 2010, 2016; Lee and Kim, 2013, 2014; Ma et al , 2015, 2019, 2017; Meshram et al , 2016; Nikitin et al , 2006; Pan et al , 2020; Tang et al , 2021; de la Torre et al , 2021; Yoon et al , 2014, 2017). Some of these works are based on experimental analysis (Baik et al , 2017; Berbish et al , 2011; Chen et al , 2019, 2016, 2018; Cheng et al , 2020; Chu et al , 2020; Katz et al , 2021; Kim and NO, 2011; Kim and NO, 2013; Kim et al , 2009; Nikitin et al , 2006), while others used numerical methods (Baik et al , 2017; Bennett and Chen, 2019; Chen et al , 2019, 2018; Kim et al , 2008; Kim and NO, 2011; Kim and NO, 2013; Kim et al , 2009; Kim and Sun, 2014; Kim et al , 2010, 2016; Lee and Kim, 2013, 2014; Ma et al , 2015, 2019, 2017; Meshram et al , 2016; Pan et al , 2020; Tang et al , 2021; de la Torre et al , 2021; Yoon et al , 2014, 2017). The bulk of papers in the area focus on supercritical CO 2 or helium as working fluids.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

New thermal-hydraulic correlations for printed circuit heat exchangers (PCHEs) with zigzag channels under high Reynolds numbers

Naveira-Cotta

Paes³

et al. 2021

HFF

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of semi-circular zigzag-channel printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE) design parameters on heat transfer and pressure drop of flows under high Reynolds numbers and provide new thermal-hydraulic correlations relevant to conditions encountered in natural gas processing plants. Design/methodology/approach The correlations were developed using three-dimensional steady-state computational fluid dynamics simulations with varying semicircular channel diameter (from 1 to 5 mm), zigzag angle (from 15° to 45°) and Reynolds number (from 40,000 to 100,000). The simulation results were validated by comparison with experimental results and existing correlations. Findings The results revealed that the thermal-hydraulic performance was mostly affected by the zigzag angle, followed by the ratio of the zigzag channel length to the hydraulic diameter. Overall, smaller zigzag angles favored heat transfer intensification while keeping reasonably low pressure drops. Originality/value This study is, to date, the only one providing thermal-hydraulic correlations for PCHEs with zigzag channels under high Reynolds numbers. Besides, the broad range of parameters considered makes the proposed correlations valuable PCHE design tools.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many researchers have studied thermal-hydraulics aspects of flows in zigzag channels over the past years (Baik et al , 2017; Bennett and tung Chen, 2019; Berbish et al , 2011; Chen et al , 2019, 2016, 2018; Cheng et al , 2020; Chu et al , 2020; Katz et al , 2021; Kim et al , 2008; Kim and NO, 2011; Kim and NO, 2013; Kim et al , 2009; Kim and Sun, 2014; Kim et al , 2010, 2016; Lee and Kim, 2013, 2014; Ma et al , 2015, 2019, 2017; Meshram et al , 2016; Nikitin et al , 2006; Pan et al , 2020; Tang et al , 2021; de la Torre et al , 2021; Yoon et al , 2014, 2017). Some of these works are based on experimental analysis (Baik et al , 2017; Berbish et al , 2011; Chen et al , 2019, 2016, 2018; Cheng et al , 2020; Chu et al , 2020; Katz et al , 2021; Kim and NO, 2011; Kim and NO, 2013; Kim et al , 2009; Nikitin et al , 2006), while others used numerical methods (Baik et al , 2017; Bennett and Chen, 2019; Chen et al , 2019, 2018; Kim et al , 2008; Kim and NO, 2011; Kim and NO, 2013; Kim et al , 2009; Kim and Sun, 2014; Kim et al , 2010, 2016; Lee and Kim, 2013, 2014; Ma et al , 2015, 2019, 2017; Meshram et al , 2016; Pan et al , 2020; Tang et al , 2021; de la Torre et al , 2021; Yoon et al , 2014, 2017). The bulk of papers in the area focus on supercritical CO 2 or helium as working fluids.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%