The increased interest in geothermal energy is evident,along with the exploitation of traditional hydrothermal systems,in the growing research and projects developing around the reuse of already-drilled oil,gas,and ex...The increased interest in geothermal energy is evident,along with the exploitation of traditional hydrothermal systems,in the growing research and projects developing around the reuse of already-drilled oil,gas,and exploration wells.The Republic of Croatia has around 4000 wells,however,due to a long period since most of these wells were drilled and completed,there is uncertainty about how many are available for retrofitting as deep-borehole heat exchangers.Nevertheless,as hydrocarbon production decreases,it is expected that the number of wells available for the revitalization and exploitation of geothermal energy will increase.The revitalization of wells via deep-borehole heat exchangers involves installing a coaxial heat exchanger and circulating the working fluid in a closed system,during which heat is transferred from the surrounding rock medium to the circulating fluid.Since drilled wells are not of uniformdepth and are located in areas with different thermal rock properties and geothermal gradients,an analysis was conducted to determine available thermal energy as a function of well depth,geothermal gradient,and circulating fluid flow rate.Additionally,an economic analysis was performed to determine the benefits of retrofitting existing assets,such as drilled wells,compared to drilling new wells to obtain the same amount of thermal energy.展开更多
Plate heat exchangers suffer from significant energy losses,which adversely affect the overall efficiency of thermal systems.To address this challenge,various heat transfer enhancement techniques have been investigate...Plate heat exchangers suffer from significant energy losses,which adversely affect the overall efficiency of thermal systems.To address this challenge,various heat transfer enhancement techniques have been investigated.Notably,the incorporation of surface corrugations is widely recognized as both effective and practical.Chevron corrugation is the most employed design.However,there remains a need to investigate alternative geometries that may offer superior performance.This study aims to find a novel corrugation design by conducting a comparative CFD analysis of flat,square,chevron,and cylindrical corrugated surfaces,assessing their impact on heat transfer enhancement within a plate heat exchanger.ANSYS Fluent software was used for simulation at four distinct Reynolds numbers(10,000,18,000,26,000,and 28,000),with a heat flux of 12,000 W/m^(2).A structured mesh was generated using Pointwise software.The material of the solid plates was modelled as aluminum,the fluid was modelled as water,and the flow was turbulent.To obtain a fully developed turbulent flow,a separate inlet duct was modelled,and the output velocity profile of the inlet duct was input into the plate heat exchanger.The Nusselt number(Nu)and heattransfer coefficient(h)were calculated to evaluate the performance of all surfaces.The results indicate that cylindrical corrugated surfaces exhibit higher Nusselt numbers than chevron,square,and flat plates.This higher performance is because of the generation of vortices in the middle of the cylindrical texture.Consequently,flow recirculation occurs,leading to reattachment to the mainstreamflow.This phenomenon induces increased turbulence,thereby enhancing the heat transfer efficiency.To validate the results,a grid-convergence independence test was performed for three different mesh sizes.In addition,empirical calculations were performed using the Dittus-Boelter and the Genilaski equations to validate the results of the flat-plate heat exchanger.It was concluded that the cylinder was the best corrugated surface and had a maximum heat transfer 35%higher than that of a flat plate.展开更多
With the energy problem becoming increasingly severe,industrial energy efficiency issues need to be solved urgently.The tube and shell heat exchanger,as the most widely used device for energy recovery and utilisation,...With the energy problem becoming increasingly severe,industrial energy efficiency issues need to be solved urgently.The tube and shell heat exchanger,as the most widely used device for energy recovery and utilisation,its optimal design has become a significantly important research topic.Optimal design solves the tediousness of traditional design and can easily and accurately give the desired design results.Several industrial heat duty targets and pressure drop limitations for the design of shell-and-tube heat exchangers,such as high heat transfer efficiency,large temperature correction coefficient,and high capacity,cannot be met by single-shell units and require series or parallel arrangements.This paper uses Set Trimming to optimize the design of double shell and tube heat exchangers,assuming the possibility of series,parallel,or series-parallel arrangements.Minimum heat transfer area and minimum total annualized cost are used as objective functions to optimize the design of a single or double-shell heat exchanger that better meets the objectives.展开更多
This study presents a simplified numerical approach for evaluating the thermal performance of louvered fin and flat tube heat exchangers(LFFTHXs),which are critical in many thermal management applications but difficul...This study presents a simplified numerical approach for evaluating the thermal performance of louvered fin and flat tube heat exchangers(LFFTHXs),which are critical in many thermal management applications but difficult to model due to their complex geometries.The proposed method uses an equivalent convective heat transfer coefficient to represent the fins,significantly reducing the computational requirements of the simulations.Validation against the effectiveness-number of transfer units method showed average deviations of 4.4%for the novel louvered fin with two combined holes and 9.5%for conventional configurations,confirming the accuracy of the method.Further application to two-phase refrigerant scenarios using experimental data demonstrated the robustness of the method and its suitability for practical design and optimization of LFFTHXs.The approach not only improves the feasibility of thermal analysis in industrial applications but also provides a foundation for future research into more efficient heat exchanger designs.展开更多
The flow characteristics of shell-side fluid in the tube-and-shell heat exchangers with trisection helical baffles with 35° inclined angles are numerically analyzed. The secondary flow distribution of the fluid i...The flow characteristics of shell-side fluid in the tube-and-shell heat exchangers with trisection helical baffles with 35° inclined angles are numerically analyzed. The secondary flow distribution of the fluid in the shell-side channel is focused on. The results on meridian planes indicate that in the shell-side channel, the center part of fluid has an outward tendency because of the centrifugal force, and the peripheral region fluid has an inward tendency under the centripetal force. So in a spiral cycle, the fluid is divided into the upper and lower beams of streamlines, at the same time the Dean vortices are formed near the left baffle, and then the fluid turns to centripetal flow near the right baffle. Finally the two beams of streamlines merge in the main flow. The results of a number of parallel slices between two parallel baffles with the same sector in a swirl cycle also show the existence of the secondary flow and some backward flows at the V-gaps of the adjacent baffles. The secondary flows have a positive effect on mixing fluid by promoting the momentum and mass exchange between fluid particles near the tube wall and in the main stream, and thus they will enhance the heat transfer of the helix heat exchanger.展开更多
文摘The increased interest in geothermal energy is evident,along with the exploitation of traditional hydrothermal systems,in the growing research and projects developing around the reuse of already-drilled oil,gas,and exploration wells.The Republic of Croatia has around 4000 wells,however,due to a long period since most of these wells were drilled and completed,there is uncertainty about how many are available for retrofitting as deep-borehole heat exchangers.Nevertheless,as hydrocarbon production decreases,it is expected that the number of wells available for the revitalization and exploitation of geothermal energy will increase.The revitalization of wells via deep-borehole heat exchangers involves installing a coaxial heat exchanger and circulating the working fluid in a closed system,during which heat is transferred from the surrounding rock medium to the circulating fluid.Since drilled wells are not of uniformdepth and are located in areas with different thermal rock properties and geothermal gradients,an analysis was conducted to determine available thermal energy as a function of well depth,geothermal gradient,and circulating fluid flow rate.Additionally,an economic analysis was performed to determine the benefits of retrofitting existing assets,such as drilled wells,compared to drilling new wells to obtain the same amount of thermal energy.
文摘Plate heat exchangers suffer from significant energy losses,which adversely affect the overall efficiency of thermal systems.To address this challenge,various heat transfer enhancement techniques have been investigated.Notably,the incorporation of surface corrugations is widely recognized as both effective and practical.Chevron corrugation is the most employed design.However,there remains a need to investigate alternative geometries that may offer superior performance.This study aims to find a novel corrugation design by conducting a comparative CFD analysis of flat,square,chevron,and cylindrical corrugated surfaces,assessing their impact on heat transfer enhancement within a plate heat exchanger.ANSYS Fluent software was used for simulation at four distinct Reynolds numbers(10,000,18,000,26,000,and 28,000),with a heat flux of 12,000 W/m^(2).A structured mesh was generated using Pointwise software.The material of the solid plates was modelled as aluminum,the fluid was modelled as water,and the flow was turbulent.To obtain a fully developed turbulent flow,a separate inlet duct was modelled,and the output velocity profile of the inlet duct was input into the plate heat exchanger.The Nusselt number(Nu)and heattransfer coefficient(h)were calculated to evaluate the performance of all surfaces.The results indicate that cylindrical corrugated surfaces exhibit higher Nusselt numbers than chevron,square,and flat plates.This higher performance is because of the generation of vortices in the middle of the cylindrical texture.Consequently,flow recirculation occurs,leading to reattachment to the mainstreamflow.This phenomenon induces increased turbulence,thereby enhancing the heat transfer efficiency.To validate the results,a grid-convergence independence test was performed for three different mesh sizes.In addition,empirical calculations were performed using the Dittus-Boelter and the Genilaski equations to validate the results of the flat-plate heat exchanger.It was concluded that the cylinder was the best corrugated surface and had a maximum heat transfer 35%higher than that of a flat plate.
基金Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant(22393954)is gratefully acknowledged。
文摘With the energy problem becoming increasingly severe,industrial energy efficiency issues need to be solved urgently.The tube and shell heat exchanger,as the most widely used device for energy recovery and utilisation,its optimal design has become a significantly important research topic.Optimal design solves the tediousness of traditional design and can easily and accurately give the desired design results.Several industrial heat duty targets and pressure drop limitations for the design of shell-and-tube heat exchangers,such as high heat transfer efficiency,large temperature correction coefficient,and high capacity,cannot be met by single-shell units and require series or parallel arrangements.This paper uses Set Trimming to optimize the design of double shell and tube heat exchangers,assuming the possibility of series,parallel,or series-parallel arrangements.Minimum heat transfer area and minimum total annualized cost are used as objective functions to optimize the design of a single or double-shell heat exchanger that better meets the objectives.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12272345).
文摘This study presents a simplified numerical approach for evaluating the thermal performance of louvered fin and flat tube heat exchangers(LFFTHXs),which are critical in many thermal management applications but difficult to model due to their complex geometries.The proposed method uses an equivalent convective heat transfer coefficient to represent the fins,significantly reducing the computational requirements of the simulations.Validation against the effectiveness-number of transfer units method showed average deviations of 4.4%for the novel louvered fin with two combined holes and 9.5%for conventional configurations,confirming the accuracy of the method.Further application to two-phase refrigerant scenarios using experimental data demonstrated the robustness of the method and its suitability for practical design and optimization of LFFTHXs.The approach not only improves the feasibility of thermal analysis in industrial applications but also provides a foundation for future research into more efficient heat exchanger designs.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50976022)the National Key Technology R&D Program of China during the 11th Five-Year Plan Period (No.2008BAJ12B02)
文摘The flow characteristics of shell-side fluid in the tube-and-shell heat exchangers with trisection helical baffles with 35° inclined angles are numerically analyzed. The secondary flow distribution of the fluid in the shell-side channel is focused on. The results on meridian planes indicate that in the shell-side channel, the center part of fluid has an outward tendency because of the centrifugal force, and the peripheral region fluid has an inward tendency under the centripetal force. So in a spiral cycle, the fluid is divided into the upper and lower beams of streamlines, at the same time the Dean vortices are formed near the left baffle, and then the fluid turns to centripetal flow near the right baffle. Finally the two beams of streamlines merge in the main flow. The results of a number of parallel slices between two parallel baffles with the same sector in a swirl cycle also show the existence of the secondary flow and some backward flows at the V-gaps of the adjacent baffles. The secondary flows have a positive effect on mixing fluid by promoting the momentum and mass exchange between fluid particles near the tube wall and in the main stream, and thus they will enhance the heat transfer of the helix heat exchanger.
