Study on local thermal–hydraulic performance and optimization of zigzag-type printed circuit heat exchanger at high temperature

Ma, Ting; Li, Lei; Xu, Xiangyang; Chen, Yitung; Wang, Qiuwang

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2015.03.016

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“…In order to analyze the effect of the fin-endwall fillet, Ma et al [15] then varied the pitch of the airfoil fins and analyzed the Nusselt number and friction factor results. Ma et al [16] performed a numerical analysis for a PCHE with a zigzag channel configuration. The pitch, length, and angle of the zigzag channels were varied and heat transfer characteristics for a laminar flow region of a Reynolds number range of 400-2000 were studied.…”

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Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics in Straight Microchannel of Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers

Seo

Kim

et al. 2015

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Performance tests were carried out for a microchannel printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE), which was fabricated with micro photo-etching and diffusion bonding technologies. The microchannel PCHE was tested for Reynolds numbers in the range of 100-850 varying the hot-side inlet temperature between 40 °C-50 °C while keeping the cold-side temperature fixed at 20 °C. It was found that the average heat transfer rate and heat transfer performance of the countercurrrent configuration were 6.8% and 10%-15% higher, respectively, than those of the parallel flow. The average heat transfer rate, heat transfer performance and pressure drop increased with increasing Reynolds number in all experiments. Increasing inlet temperature did not affect the heat transfer performance while it slightly decreased the pressure drop in the experimental range considered. Empirical correlations have been developed for the heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop factor as functions of the Reynolds number.

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Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics in Straight Microchannel of Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers

Seo

Kim

et al. 2015

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“…The maximum temperature can reach 900 • C, the working pressure can reach 60 MPa and the design life can even reach 30-60 years. Under the same heat transfer power, the volume of PCHE is only about 1/5 of the shell-and-tube heat exchangers [9]. Therefore, PCHE provides a new heat transfer method to achieve the future of the ship power system with characteristics of integration, miniaturization and high reliability.…”

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Analysis Exploring the Uniformity of Flow Distribution in Multi-Channels for the Application of Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers

Huang

Lin

et al. 2020

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The maldistribution of fluid flow through multi-channels is a critical issue encountered in many areas, such as multi-channel heat exchangers, electronic device cooling, refrigeration and cryogenic devices, air separation and the petrochemical industry. In this paper, the uniformity of flow distribution in a printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE) is investigated. The flow distribution and resistance characteristics of a PCHE plate are studied with numerical models under different flow distribution cases. The results show that the sudden change in the angle of the fluid at the inlet of the channel can be greatly reduced by using a spreader plate with an equal inner and outer radius. The flow separation of the fluid at the inlet of the channel can also be weakened and the imbalance of flow distribution in the channel can be reduced. Therefore, the flow uniformity can be improved and the pressure loss between the inlet and outlet of PCHEs can be reduced. The flow maldistribution in each PCHE channel can be reduced to ± 0.2%, and the average flow maldistribution in all PCHE channels can be reduced to less than 5% when the number of manifolds reaches nine. The numerical simulation of fluid flow distribution can provide guidance for the subsequent research and the design and development of multi-channel heat exchangers. In summary, the symmetry of the fluid flow in multi-channels for PCHE was analyzed in this work. This work presents the frequently encountered problem of maldistribution of fluid flow in engineering, and the performance promotion leads to symmetrical aspects in both the structure and the physical process.

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“…Reduction of the channel hydraulic diameter intensifies the heat transfer and increases the heat transfer coefficient values. The novel, high efficient shell-and-tube heat exchanger with the minichannels was proposed for the needs of domestic micro-CHP [15], while the minichannels plate heat exchangers are suggested for the high temperature applications-zigzag-type heat exchanger for high-temperature nuclear reactor [16] and straight-channel heat exchanger for experimental nuclear reactor [17]. It should be emphasized, that in the plate heat exchangers very important issue is related to the media distributions in the frame of each single plate.…”

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Thermal-Hydraulic Studies on the Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger with Minijets

2019

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In this paper a patented design of a heat exchanger with minijets, with a cylindrical construction is presented. It is followed by the results of its systematic experimental investigations in the single-phase convection heat transfer mode. Based on these results, validation of selected correlations (coming from the literature) describing the Nusselt number was carried out. An assessment of the heat exchange intensification level in the described heat exchanger was done through the comparison with a shell-and-tube exchanger of a classical design. The thermal-hydraulic characteristics of both units were the subjects of comparison. They were constructed for the identical thermal conditions, i.e., volumetric flow rates of the working media and the media temperatures at the inlets to the heat exchanger. The experimental studies of both heat exchangers were conducted on the same test facility. An increase in the heat transfer coefficients values for the minijets heat exchanger was observed in comparison with the reference one, whereas the generated minijets caused greater hydraulic resistance. Experimentally confirmed intensification of heat transfer on the air side, makes the proposed minijets heat exchanger application more attractive, for the waste heat utilization systems from gas sources.

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Study on local thermal–hydraulic performance and optimization of zigzag-type printed circuit heat exchanger at high temperature

Cited by 166 publications

References 25 publications

Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics in Straight Microchannel of Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers

Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics in Straight Microchannel of Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers

Analysis Exploring the Uniformity of Flow Distribution in Multi-Channels for the Application of Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers

Thermal-Hydraulic Studies on the Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger with Minijets

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