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Simulated Research of Enhanced Heat Transfer Characteristics of LNG in Rectangular Small Channels with Circumference Micro-Grooves

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In view of the technical development bottleneck of 3D printing manufacturing compact heat exchanger for supercritical LNG, a new passive enhanced heat transfer technology is proposed by developing circumferential micro-grooves on the top and bottom walls of rectangular small channels. Numerical simulation of heat transfer enhancement and flow resistance characteristics of LNG in the enhanced channels with micro-grooves is performed. The geometrical dimensions such as the groove depth, the groove width and the center distance between two adjacent micro-grooves were optimized, and then the heat transfer enhancement and flow of LNG within the range of 120 K—250 K which across the critical temperature after the use of the strengthening technology were discussed. Then, further effects of working fluid temperature, mass flow (Reynolds number), and inlet pressure on heat transfer coefficient (Nusselt number), friction factor, and comprehensive coefficient were investigated. In addition, by the analysis of local flow characteristics near the micro-grooves, the heat transfer mechanism is discussed.

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Abbreviations

AO:

the outsize of the cross-section of the channel

AI:

the inner size of the cross-section of the channel

c :

central distance between two grooves/mm

c p :

specific heat/J·(kg·K)−1

D h :

hydraulic diameter/m

d :

dipth of groove/mm

f :

friction factor

G :

mass flux/kg·(m2·s)−1

h :

heat transfer coefficient/W·(m2·K)−1

L :

length of the channel/m

Nu :

Nusselt number

P :

pressure/Pa

PEC:

performance evaluation criteria

Pr :

Prandtl number

q :

heat flux/W·m−2

Re :

Reynolds number

S :

surface area/m2

T :

temperature/K

u :

velocity/m·s−1

V :

volume/m3

w :

width of micro groove/mm

x :

position of flow direction

λ :

thermal conductivity/W·(m·K)−1

µ :

viscosity of the working medium/Pa·s

ρ :

density/kg·m−3

0:

smooth channel

e:

enhanced channel

f:

working medium

in:

inlet

x :

position of flow direction

w:

wall

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51876121).

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    Pingyang Wang, Xinglin Zhao & Zhenhua Liu

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Wang, P., Zhao, X. & Liu, Z. Simulated Research of Enhanced Heat Transfer Characteristics of LNG in Rectangular Small Channels with Circumference Micro-Grooves. J. Therm. Sci. 32, 1023–1033 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-023-1718-x

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