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Better performance criteria for plate heat exchanger with hybrid nanofluid: flow rate or concentration

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The energetic and exergetic enactments of the plate heat exchanger (corrugated) were studied theoretically using a hybrid nanofluid. Alumina–silver (Al–Ag) and magnesia–silver (Mg–Ag) nanoparticles were mixed in the propylene glycol–water brine and ethylene glycol–water brine solutions. Here, two cases were dealt with, one with a given flow rate and the other with a given area and concentration. The effect of nanoparticle concentration and hybrid nanofluid flow rate was studied on different parameters. It was observed that the overall heat transfer coefficient, pressure drop, pumping power, non-dimensional exergy destruction, entropy generation rate, and irreversibility rise with the flow rate. In contrast, the irreversibility distribution ratio reduces with the flow rate. Moreover, the trend reversed with the nanofluid volume concentration up to 0.5% concentration was observed, which can be treated as a critical parameter. In studied ranges, propylene glycol brine performs better than ethylene glycol brines. The alumina–silver combination is found to be better than the magnesia–silver combination. Increasing the flow rate is suggested as a better option than increasing the nanoparticle concentration for a given area.

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Abbreviations

Ag:

Silver

Al:

Alumina

EG:

Ethylene glycol

HEX:

Heat exchanger

HTC:

Heat transfer coefficient

HyNf:

Hybrid nanofluid

IDR:

Irreversibility distribution ratio

MWCNT:

Multiwalled carbon nanotube

MgO:

Magnesia

NDE:

Non-dimensional exergy destruction

PHE:

Plate heat exchanger

PG:

Propylene glycol

A :

Area (m2)

b :

Channel spacing (m)

c p :

Specific heat (J kg−1 K−1)

Dh :

Hydraulic diameter (m)

f :

Friction factor (Dimensionless)

G :

Mass velocity (kg s−1 m−2)

h :

Heat transfer coefficient (W K−1 m−2)

I :

Irreversibility (W)

Lv:

Vertical distance between centers of ports (m)

Lw:

Plate width inside gasket (m)

ṁ :

Mass flow rate (kg s−1)

N e :

Effective number of plates (Dimensionless)

N t :

Total number of plates (Dimensionless)

N p :

Number of pass (Dimensionless)

p :

Pressure (Pa)

P :

Power (W)

\(\dot{Q}\) :

Heat transfer rate (W)

T :

Temperature (°C)

t :

Thickness (m)

U :

Overall heat transfer coefficient (W K−1 m−2)

Φ :

Volume concentration (%)

ρ :

Density (kg m−3)

c:

Cold side

ci:

Cold inlet

co:

Cold outlet

H:

Hot side

hi:

Hot inlet

hnf:

Hybrid nanofluid

ho:

Hot outlet

max:

Maximum

min:

Minimum

P:

Port

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Bhattad, A. Better performance criteria for plate heat exchanger with hybrid nanofluid: flow rate or concentration. J Therm Anal Calorim 148, 14295–14304 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-023-12612-4

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