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Experimental study on heat transfer, friction factor, entropy and exergy efficiency analyses of a corrugated plate heat exchanger using Ni/water nanofluids

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES (2021)

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Volume 165, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2021.106935

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Nanofluids; Corrugated plate heat exchanger; Friction factor; Heat transfer; Entropy; Exergy efficiency

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Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia [TURSP2020/49]
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The experimental study on nickel/water nanofluids flow in a corrugated plate heat exchanger shows significant improvements in overall heat transfer performance with increasing nanoparticle loadings and Reynolds numbers, but this enhancement is accompanied by an increase in friction factor and pumping power.

In the present study, the heat transfer, entropy, friction factor, exergy efficiency, pumping power, and performance index ratio of nickel/water nanofluids flow in a corrugated plate heat exchanger are investigated experimentally. The nickel nanoparticles were synthesized using the chemical precipitation method and characterized by various techniques. The stable water based nickel nanofluids were prepared with particle volume concentrations of 0.1%, 0.3%, and 0.6%. The experiments were conducted at nanofluids Reynolds numbers ranged from 300 to 1000. The properties of nickel nanofluid are evaluated experimentally as well. The thermal conductivity and viscosity enhancements are 33.92%, and 67.45% at a temperature of 60 ?C compared to the base fluid data. The increase of nanoparticle loadings and Reynolds number leads to an augmentation of the overall heat transfer coefficient, heat transfer coefficient, and Nusselt number. The overall heat transfer coefficient, convective heat transfer, and Nusselt number enhanced by 38.60%, 57.35%, and 42.68% at 0.6 vol % of nanofluid and a Reynolds number of 707, respectively compared to water data. The thermal entropy generation is decreased by 15.70%, while frictional entropy generation and pumping power are increased by 68.29% and 61.77%, respectively at 0.6 vol % of nanofluid and a Reynolds number of 707 against water data. The exergy efficiency was enhanced by 42.27% at 0.6 vol % of nanofluid and a Reynolds number of 303 compared to water data. The performance index ratio is decreased with the use of nanofluids due to the increase of viscosity, friction factor, pressure drop, and pumping power.

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Numerical study of heat transfer, exergy efficiency, and friction factor with nanofluids in a plate heat exchanger

S. A. Marzouk, Ahmad Aljabr, Fahad Awjah Almehmadi, Saeed Alqaed, Maisa A. A. Sharaf

Summary: In this study, the performance of a plate heat exchanger is numerically investigated using tungsten carbide (WC) nanoparticles with water. The effect of nanofluid mass concentration on various parameters such as Nusselt number, friction factor, exergy efficiency temperature, velocity, and pressure distribution is analyzed. The results show that increasing the Reynolds number and nanofluid mass concentration can enhance the Nusselt number and reduce the friction factor. The streamlines and contours of the temperature, velocity, and pressure distribution provide credible interpretations for the movements of WC-water nanofluids and an noticed improvement in heat transfer.

JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY (2023)