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Hydrodynamic analysis of a heat exchanger with crosscut twisted tapes and filled with thermal oil-based SWCNT nanofluid: applying ANN for prediction of objective parameters

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Present study investigates hydrodynamic analysis of heat exchanger with crosscut twisted tapes and filled with thermal oil-based SWCNT nanofluid (NF). SIMPLE algorithm and FVM method are used. The heat transfer fluid enters the test section at Tin = 300 K in different flow velocities, which are related with Reynolds numbers 5000, 10,000, 15,000 and 20,000. For ensuring that the input flow to test section is always fully developed, the input part to length 2L is considered. It is also intended to ensure that the flow does not return to test section of the exit section of length L. Also, the test section has the constant temperature of Ts = 400 K. Different geometrical parameters of twisted tapes in heat exchanger are studied. The optimization is carried out due to fulfill the highest performance evaluation criterion (PEC index). Based on results, usage of twisted tapes has a sharp impact on thermal and hydraulic characteristics of heat exchanger and leading to swirling motion, which improve the heat transfer coefficient and augment the pressure drop (ΔP). Besides, usage of simple model is more efficient than crosscut model. Also, it is understood that the PEC index values always are more than 1.11, which means that employment of these turbulators is effective and positive with thermal–hydraulic viewpoint. The simple model (Case K and N = 8) is introduced as the most optimum model in this paper, and its PEC values for system filled with NF in ϕ = 0.8% at Re = 5000, 10,000, 15,000 and 20,000 are 1.37, 1.59, 1.78 and 1.93, respectively. The application of machine learning methods showed that the output parameters in the simulation of heat exchangers are well predicted. The accuracy of the developed neural network was such that the maximum error was below 1%.

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Acknowledgements

This project was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, under grant no. (RG-25-135-38). The authors, therefore, acknowledge with thanks DSR technical and financial support.

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  1. Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy and Power Systems, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeh

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Khalid H. Almitani & Abdullatif A. Gari

  3. Department for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Ashkan Alimoradi

  4. Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Ashkan Alimoradi

  5. Institute of IR 4.0, The National University of Malaysia, UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Ali Ahmadian

  6. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Cankaya University, Ankara, Turkey

    Dumitru Baleanu

  7. Institute of Space Sciences, Magurele, Romania

    Dumitru Baleanu

  8. Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

    Dumitru Baleanu

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Abu-Hamdeh, N.H., Almitani, K.H., Gari, A.A. et al. Hydrodynamic analysis of a heat exchanger with crosscut twisted tapes and filled with thermal oil-based SWCNT nanofluid: applying ANN for prediction of objective parameters. J Therm Anal Calorim 145, 2163–2176 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-10521-4

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