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Numerical study of hydrodynamic and thermodynamic characteristics of a heat exchanger muffler

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The hydrodynamic and thermodynamic characteristics of a heat exchanger muffler (HEM), which can reduce the size of a marine engine exhaust system with waste heat recovery, were investigated using a numerical simulation method that combines the porous media model and the dual cell heat exchanger model. The effect of the thermal conductivity and dynamic viscosity of the exhaust gas on the heat transfer and pressure loss of the equipment was studied. The relationship between the heat transfer and the pressure drop of the equipment for various mass flow rates of the exhaust gas was investigated. It is shown that heat transfer conditions of the HEM could be enhanced by increasing the thermal conductivity or dynamic viscosity of the exhaust gas. To further improve the performance of the HEM, a design modification for optimizing the structure of the guide blade was proposed and numerically validated.

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Abbreviations

A :

Heat transfer area of the heat exchanger (m2)

C 1 :

Viscous resistance coefficient (m-2)

c 1 :

The specific heat capacity of hot fluid (kJ/(kg*K))

C 2 :

Inertial resistance coefficient (m−1)

c 2 :

The specific heat capacity of cold fluid (kJ/(kg*K))

k :

Turbulent kinetic energy (J)

k′ :

Heat transfer coefficient (W/(m *K))

Δn :

The thickness of the porous media (m)

Δp :

Pressure loss (Pa)

ΔP :

Pressure difference between inlet and outlet (Pa)

ΔP r :

The relative value of the pressure value

Φ :

The heat transfer power of the equipment (kW)

ΔQ r :

The relative value of the pressure value

q m1 :

Mass flow rate of hot fluid (kg/s)

q m2 :

Mass flow rate of cold fluid (kg/s)

RER :

Relative error

RNG :

Renormalization group

r e :

Experimental result

r s :

Simulation result

S :

The source term

ΔT :

Temperature difference between inlet and outlet (°C)

t 1′:

The inlet temperature of hot fluid (°C)

t 1″:

The outlet temperature of hot fluid (°C)

t 2′:

The inlet temperature of cold fluid (°C)

t 2″:

The outlet temperature of cold fluid (°C)

Δt m :

The logarithmic mean temperature difference (°C)

v :

Viscosity (m/s)

α :

Porosity of the porous media

μ :

The dynamic viscosity (N*s/m2)

ρ :

Density (kg/m3)

ϕ :

General variable

Γ :

Diffusion coefficient

ε :

Dissipation rate of kinetic energy (%)

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This work is supported by the Project of Marine Low-Speed Engine Project-Phase I of Harbin Engineering University.

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Yuan Meng received his B.S. and M.S. from Northeast Electric Power University, China, in 2013 and 2016. He is currently studying for the doctorate at Harbin Engineering University. His research interests include dynamic mode decomposition and numerical simulation of heat exchanger.

Ming Ping Jian got his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from Harbin Engineering University, China, in 2003, 2005, and 2008. He did cooperative research at University College London as a visiting scholar in 2011. Now he is a Professor of Harbin Engineering University. His research interests include development of computational fluid software and design & manufacture of waste heat exchanger and study of diesel engine vibration noise.

Zhang Wen Ping is a Professor at Harbin Engineering University, China. He received his Ph.D. from Harbin Engineering University in 1992. His research interests are waste heat recovery system, pipeline vibration and noise controlling technique.

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Yuan, M., Ming, P. & Zhang, W. Numerical study of hydrodynamic and thermodynamic characteristics of a heat exchanger muffler. J Mech Sci Technol 33, 5515–5525 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-019-1045-z

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