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Bioinspired heat exchangers based on triply periodic minimal surfaces for supercritical CO2 cycles Open
The supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) based Brayton cycle is a proposed alternative to replace conventional Rankine cycles in terms of high cycle efficiency, compact turbomachinery and heat exchangers. In the sCO2 cycle, however, the exi…
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The heat transfer enhancement techniques and their Thermal Performance Factor Open
Heat transfer devices have been used for conversion and recovery of heat in many industrial and domestic applications. Over five decades, there has been concerted effort to develop design of heat exchanger that can result in reduction in e…
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High performance, microarchitected, compact heat exchanger enabled by 3D printing Open
Additive manufacturing has created a paradigm shift in materials design and innovation, providing avenues and opportunities for geometric design freedom and customizations. Here, we report a microarchitected gyroid lattice liquid-liquid co…
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Heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of heat exchangers based on triply periodic minimal and periodic nodal surfaces Open
The popularity of additive manufacturing has increased interest in the use of triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) in engineering applications due to their potential for superior mechanical, heat and mass transfer properties. Periodic n…
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Performance analysis of a plate heat exchanger using various nanofluids Open
In this paper, a corrugated plate heat exchanger in solar energy systems is used to investigate heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of various nanofluids. By adding various nanoparticles (Al2O3-30 nm, SiC-40 nm, CuO-30 nm and Fe3O…
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Experimental and numerical analysis of a nanofluidic thermosyphon heat exchanger Open
Thermosyphons have high effective thermal conductivity and are applicable for different heat transfer purposes including cooling devices and heat exchangers. In the present study, thermal performance of a thermosyphon is experimentally inv…
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Heat utilisation technologies: A critical review of heat pipes Open
In electrical or thermal appliances, heat (thermal energy) must either be added into or removed from a system to maintain operational stability. Heat pipes can enhance the heat transfer capabilities without needing a significant temperatur…
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Novel usage of the curved rectangular fin on the heat transfer of a double-pipe heat exchanger with a nanofluid Open
The convection heat transfer in a countercurrent double-tube heat exchanger with various fins in a turbulent flow is investigated. The suitable heating or cooling process of fluids is the effective use of the double-pipe heat exchanger. We…
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Effects of nanofluids on heat transfer characteristics in shell and tube heat exchanger Open
Nowadays ensure the performance of heat exchanger is one of the toughest roles in industries. In this work focused on improve the performance of shell and tube heat exchangers by reducing the pressure drop as well as raising the overall he…
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Heat transfer analysis of a shell and tube heat exchanger operated with graphene nanofluids Open
Nanofluids have attracted huge attention because of their effective physical and thermal properties. One of many applications of nanofluids is the enhancement of the thermal performance of heat exchangers. In the current study, an experime…
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A review on heat transfer and hydrodynamic characteristics of nano/microencapsulated phase change slurry (N/MPCS) in mini/microchannel heat sinks Open
The work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) of the UK through research grants (EP/L001233/1 and RRR1025R33470) and the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS (2016131).
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Heat transfer analysis in counter flow shell and tube heat exchanger using of design of experiments Open
In this research aimed to estimate the overall heat transfer coefficient of counter flow shell and tube heat exchanger. Heat transfer is the phenomenon to analysis of heat transfer from one medium of fluid to another medium of fluid, it is…
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Corrosion and corrosion prevention in heat exchangers Open
In many industries and processes, heat exchangers are of vital importance as they are used to transfer heat from one fluid to another. These fluids can be corrosive to heat exchangers, which are usually made of metallic materials. This pap…
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Enhancing the thermal performance of PCM in a shell and tube latent heat energy storage system by utilizing innovative fins Open
The main obstacle of the PCMs which restricts their usage for thermal energy storage (TES) applications is their poor thermal conductivity. Utilizing metal fins is the most popular solution to enhance the performance of PCM-TES. In this wo…
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Heat transfer effectiveness characteristics maps for additively manufactured TPMS compact heat exchangers Open
Increased power density in modern miniaturized electronics caused difficulty in keeping electronic performance effective. This challenge leads to the search for high-performance compact heat exchanger as one of the thermal management solut…
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Experimental investigation of heat transfer performance of Al2O3 nanofluids in a compact plate heat exchanger Open
This study experimentally investigates the performance of a compact gasketed plate heat exchanger (PHE) employing Al2O3 nanofluids prepared for several low concentrations of Al2O3 (0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15 and 0.20 vol%) and base fluids of d…
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Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Al2O3-MWCNT Hybrid-Nanofluid inside a Tube/Shell Heat Exchanger with Different Tube Shapes Open
The high demand for compact heat exchangers has led researchers to develop high-quality and energy-efficient heat exchangers at a lower cost than conventional ones. To address this requirement, the present study focuses on improvements to …
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Heat transfer enhancement of water-cooled triply periodic minimal surface heat exchangers Open
Whether triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) heat exchangers are applicable to cooling or cold storage systems as a cooler for supercritical carbon dioxide (SCO2) is undocumented. Here the conjugated heat transfer of SCO2 in TPMS Schoen-…
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Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of the passive method in double tube heat exchangers: A critical review Open
With the growing need for more energy, it is imperative to design efficient heat exchangers that are simpler, cheaper to manufacture, have higher heat transfer rates, and low in pressure drop. One of these heat exchangers is the double tub…
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Geometrical effect coupled with nanofluid on heat transfer enhancement in heat exchangers Open
This investigation summarized the application of nanofluids (NFs) in heat exchangers (HExs) with different geometries. The quest for heat devices with quick response for the industrial sector is still a major challenge that has been an act…
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Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics in Straight Microchannel of Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers Open
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 ran…
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Computational analysis of hybrid nanofluid enhanced heat transfer in cross flow micro heat exchanger with rectangular wavy channels Open
The current paper provides a three-dimensional computational analysis of hybrid nanofluid enhanced heat transfer in cross flow micro heat exchanger with rectangular wavy channels. This micro heat exchanger is assumed to be well insulated f…
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Heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop of Fe3O4 -water nanofluid in a double tube counter flow heat exchanger with internal longitudinal fins Open
Use of internal fins in tubes of heat exchangers is a good practice for heat transfer enhancement. This paper reports an experimental study of forced convective heat transfer in a double tube counter flow heat exchanger with multiple inter…
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Design optimization and validation of high-performance heat exchangers using approximation assisted optimization and additive manufacturing Open
The airside thermal resistance of air-to-fluid heat exchangers dominates the overall thermal resistance. On conventional heat exchanger's, fins are required to address such challenges; but their benefits are not limitless and are bound mai…
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Intensification of heat exchanger performance utilizing nanofluids Open
Heat exchangers are widely utilized in different thermal systems for diverse industrial aspects. The selection of HEx depends on the thermal efficiency, operating load, size, flexibility in operation, compatibility with working fluids, bet…
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Simulation Analysis on the Heat Performance of Deep Borehole Heat Exchangers in Medium-Depth Geothermal Heat Pump Systems Open
Deep borehole heat exchangers (DBHEs) extract heat from the medium-depth geothermal energy with the depth of 2–3 km and provide high-temperature heat source for the medium-depth geothermal heat pump systems (MD-GHPs). This paper focuses on…
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Thermal and hydraulic optimization of plate heat exchanger using multi objective genetic algorithm Open
In this paper thermal and hydraulic optimization of water to water chevron type plate heat exchanger is presented. The optimization is performed using the multi objective genetic algorithm in MATLAB optimization environment. Constrain matr…
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Comparing exergy losses and evaluating the potential of catalyst-filled plate-fin and spiral-wound heat exchangers in a large-scale Claude hydrogen liquefaction process Open
Detailed heat exchanger designs are determined by matching intermediate temperatures in a large-scale Claude refrigeration process for liquefaction of hydrogen with a capacity of 125 tons/day. A comparison is made of catalyst filled plate-…
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A simulation-based analysis of variable flow pumping in ground source heat pump systems with different types of borehole heat exchangers: A case study Open
A simulation model of ground source heat pump systems has been used to investigate to what extent a variable flow of the heat-carrier fluid of the ground loop affects the energy efficiency of the entire system. The model contemporaneously …
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A Review of Airside Heat Transfer Augmentation with Vortex Generators on Heat Transfer Surface Open
Heat exchanger performance can be improved via the introduction of vortex generators to the airside surface, based on the mechanism that the generated longitudinal vortices can disrupt the boundary layer growth, increase the turbulence int…