Thermohydraulic performance investigation of a heat exchanger with combined effect of ribbed insert and Therminol55/MXene+Al2O3 nanofluid : A numerical two-phase approach

MXene-based nanofluids are novel trends with improved dispersion stability and thermophysical characteristics over previously established nanofluids. In the present work, the thermohydraulic characteristics of a double pipe heat exchanger (DPHEX) with a Therminol55(TH55)/MXene + Al2O3 nanofluid and...

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Main Authors: Das, Likhan, Aslfattahi, Navid, Khairul, Habib, Saidur, R., Das, Anupom, Kadirgama, Kumaran
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2023
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37618/1/Thermohydraulic%20performance%20investigation%20of%20a%20heat%20exchanger%20with%20combined%20effect%20of%20ribbed%20insert.pdf
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author Das, Likhan
Aslfattahi, Navid
Khairul, Habib
Saidur, R.
Das, Anupom
Kadirgama, Kumaran
author_facet Das, Likhan
Aslfattahi, Navid
Khairul, Habib
Saidur, R.
Das, Anupom
Kadirgama, Kumaran
author_sort Das, Likhan
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description MXene-based nanofluids are novel trends with improved dispersion stability and thermophysical characteristics over previously established nanofluids. In the present work, the thermohydraulic characteristics of a double pipe heat exchanger (DPHEX) with a Therminol55(TH55)/MXene + Al2O3 nanofluid and various geometrically shaped (triangular, rectangular) ribbed twisted tape (TT) inserts are numerically investigated using the ANSYS Fluent interface. A counter flow arrangement with three different types of inserts (RRTT, TRTT, TT) and TH55/MXene + Al2O3 nanofluid at 0.20 wt% are studied inside the heat exchanger. Adding ribbed inserts to the conventional TT insert enhances the turbulence intensity by creating extra vortices. The thermal boundary layer grows thinner due to increased axial and radial velocity. Due to the substantial flow obstruction, adding ribs increases the overall pressure drop between the inlet and outlet. The maximum increase in Nu is 11.04 % using nanofluid instead of water, whereas the combination of insert and nanofluid exhibited up to 105 % enhancement for rectangular-ribbed TT compared to the plain tube. Nevertheless, the pressure decrease is found to be maximum in rectangular-ribbed TT because of significant flow disruption. This was likewise true with triangular-ribbed TT and TT insert. According to the PEC assessment, the RRTT insert had a maximum PEC value of 1.67 greater than TRTT and traditional TT for both TH55 and nanofluid flowing inside the tube. To summarize, the combination of TH55/MXene + Al2O3 RRTT insert may be a promising choice for improving heat exchanger performance in a new generation efficient thermal system.
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spelling UMPir376182023-07-06T03:00:59Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37618/ Thermohydraulic performance investigation of a heat exchanger with combined effect of ribbed insert and Therminol55/MXene+Al2O3 nanofluid : A numerical two-phase approach Das, Likhan Aslfattahi, Navid Khairul, Habib Saidur, R. Das, Anupom Kadirgama, Kumaran T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics MXene-based nanofluids are novel trends with improved dispersion stability and thermophysical characteristics over previously established nanofluids. In the present work, the thermohydraulic characteristics of a double pipe heat exchanger (DPHEX) with a Therminol55(TH55)/MXene + Al2O3 nanofluid and various geometrically shaped (triangular, rectangular) ribbed twisted tape (TT) inserts are numerically investigated using the ANSYS Fluent interface. A counter flow arrangement with three different types of inserts (RRTT, TRTT, TT) and TH55/MXene + Al2O3 nanofluid at 0.20 wt% are studied inside the heat exchanger. Adding ribbed inserts to the conventional TT insert enhances the turbulence intensity by creating extra vortices. The thermal boundary layer grows thinner due to increased axial and radial velocity. Due to the substantial flow obstruction, adding ribs increases the overall pressure drop between the inlet and outlet. The maximum increase in Nu is 11.04 % using nanofluid instead of water, whereas the combination of insert and nanofluid exhibited up to 105 % enhancement for rectangular-ribbed TT compared to the plain tube. Nevertheless, the pressure decrease is found to be maximum in rectangular-ribbed TT because of significant flow disruption. This was likewise true with triangular-ribbed TT and TT insert. According to the PEC assessment, the RRTT insert had a maximum PEC value of 1.67 greater than TRTT and traditional TT for both TH55 and nanofluid flowing inside the tube. To summarize, the combination of TH55/MXene + Al2O3 RRTT insert may be a promising choice for improving heat exchanger performance in a new generation efficient thermal system. Elsevier Ltd 2023-03 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37618/1/Thermohydraulic%20performance%20investigation%20of%20a%20heat%20exchanger%20with%20combined%20effect%20of%20ribbed%20insert.pdf Das, Likhan and Aslfattahi, Navid and Khairul, Habib and Saidur, R. and Das, Anupom and Kadirgama, Kumaran (2023) Thermohydraulic performance investigation of a heat exchanger with combined effect of ribbed insert and Therminol55/MXene+Al2O3 nanofluid : A numerical two-phase approach. Heliyon, 9 (e14283). pp. 1-17. ISSN 2405-8440. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14283 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14283
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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Saidur, R.
Das, Anupom
Kadirgama, Kumaran
Thermohydraulic performance investigation of a heat exchanger with combined effect of ribbed insert and Therminol55/MXene+Al2O3 nanofluid : A numerical two-phase approach
title Thermohydraulic performance investigation of a heat exchanger with combined effect of ribbed insert and Therminol55/MXene+Al2O3 nanofluid : A numerical two-phase approach
title_full Thermohydraulic performance investigation of a heat exchanger with combined effect of ribbed insert and Therminol55/MXene+Al2O3 nanofluid : A numerical two-phase approach
title_fullStr Thermohydraulic performance investigation of a heat exchanger with combined effect of ribbed insert and Therminol55/MXene+Al2O3 nanofluid : A numerical two-phase approach
title_full_unstemmed Thermohydraulic performance investigation of a heat exchanger with combined effect of ribbed insert and Therminol55/MXene+Al2O3 nanofluid : A numerical two-phase approach
title_short Thermohydraulic performance investigation of a heat exchanger with combined effect of ribbed insert and Therminol55/MXene+Al2O3 nanofluid : A numerical two-phase approach
title_sort thermohydraulic performance investigation of a heat exchanger with combined effect of ribbed insert and therminol55 mxene al2o3 nanofluid a numerical two phase approach
topic T Technology (General)
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
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