Experimentally Verified Flow Distribution Model for a Composite Modelling System
Requirements of modern process and power technologies for compact and highly efficient equipment for transferring large heat fluxes lead to designing these apparatuses as dense parallel flow systems, ranging from conventional to minichannel dimensions according to the specific industrial application...
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| author | Dominika Babička Fialová Zdeněk Jegla |
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| description | Requirements of modern process and power technologies for compact and highly efficient equipment for transferring large heat fluxes lead to designing these apparatuses as dense parallel flow systems, ranging from conventional to minichannel dimensions according to the specific industrial application. To avoid operating issues in such complex equipment, it is vital to identify not only the local distribution of heat flux in individual parts of the heat transfer surface but also the uniformity of fluid flow distribution inside individual parallel channels of the flow system. A composite modelling system is currently being developed for accurate design of such complex heat transfer equipment. The modeling approach requires a flow distribution model enabling to yield accurate-enough predictions in reasonable time frames. The paper presents the results of complex experimental and modeling investigation of fluid flow distribution in dividing headers of tubular-type equipment. Different modeling approaches were examined on a set of header geometries. Predictions obtained via analytical and numerical models were validated using data from the experiments conducted on additively manufactured header samples. Two case studies employing parallel flow systems (mini-scale systems and a conventional-size heat exchanger) demonstrated the applicability of the distribution model and the accuracy of the composite modelling system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28e40273191943e4bc1fc9365a28ca852023-11-21T11:42:36ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-03-01146177810.3390/en14061778Experimentally Verified Flow Distribution Model for a Composite Modelling SystemDominika Babička Fialová0Zdeněk Jegla1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Brno University of Technology, 61669 Brno, Czech RepublicFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Brno University of Technology, 61669 Brno, Czech RepublicRequirements of modern process and power technologies for compact and highly efficient equipment for transferring large heat fluxes lead to designing these apparatuses as dense parallel flow systems, ranging from conventional to minichannel dimensions according to the specific industrial application. To avoid operating issues in such complex equipment, it is vital to identify not only the local distribution of heat flux in individual parts of the heat transfer surface but also the uniformity of fluid flow distribution inside individual parallel channels of the flow system. A composite modelling system is currently being developed for accurate design of such complex heat transfer equipment. The modeling approach requires a flow distribution model enabling to yield accurate-enough predictions in reasonable time frames. The paper presents the results of complex experimental and modeling investigation of fluid flow distribution in dividing headers of tubular-type equipment. Different modeling approaches were examined on a set of header geometries. Predictions obtained via analytical and numerical models were validated using data from the experiments conducted on additively manufactured header samples. Two case studies employing parallel flow systems (mini-scale systems and a conventional-size heat exchanger) demonstrated the applicability of the distribution model and the accuracy of the composite modelling system.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/6/1778flow distributionprocess and power industryminichannelminigapsteam superheateranalytical model |
| spellingShingle | Dominika Babička Fialová Zdeněk Jegla Experimentally Verified Flow Distribution Model for a Composite Modelling System Energies flow distribution process and power industry minichannel minigap steam superheater analytical model |
| title | Experimentally Verified Flow Distribution Model for a Composite Modelling System |
| title_full | Experimentally Verified Flow Distribution Model for a Composite Modelling System |
| title_fullStr | Experimentally Verified Flow Distribution Model for a Composite Modelling System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimentally Verified Flow Distribution Model for a Composite Modelling System |
| title_short | Experimentally Verified Flow Distribution Model for a Composite Modelling System |
| title_sort | experimentally verified flow distribution model for a composite modelling system |
| topic | flow distribution process and power industry minichannel minigap steam superheater analytical model |
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