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The optimum position of porous insert for a double-pipe heat exchanger based on entropy generation and thermal analysis

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In the present paper, the first and second laws of thermodynamics are utilized to select the optimized position of porous insert to achieve maximum heat transfer and minimum pressure drop and entropy generation inside a double-pipe heat exchanger. Four different porous inserts configuration are considered in the heat exchanger, where the porous layers are placed at the core of the inner tube, wall of the inner tube, and inner or outer walls on outer tube for these cases. In addition, the effects of Darcy number and thermal conductivity of porous material on entropy generation, heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop penalty are investigated. The flow and heat transfer are modeled using Computational fluid dynamics. It was found that for outer tube of a double-pipe heat exchanger, placing the porous layer in the inner wall creates larger pressure drops. For inner tube, it is better to place the porous layer at the center, while for outer one, it is better to insert the porous layer at inner wall (interface wall) to achieve the higher values of heat transfer rate. Moreover, the thermal and viscous entropy generations are more pronounced for the cases, where the porous substrate is not located at the core of the heat exchanger.

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Abbreviations

A :

Surface area (m2)

C F :

Forchheimer coefficient (–)

Be :

Bejan number (–)

C p :

Specific heat at constant pressure (J kg−1 K−1)

D h :

Hydraulic diameter (m)

Da :

Darcy number (–)

E :

Heat exchanger effectiveness (–)

k :

Thermal conductivity (W m−1 K−1)

K :

Permeability of the porous medium (m2)

K r :

Thermal conductivity ratio (–)

L :

Length of the heat exchanger (m)

N g :

Dimensionless local volumetric entropy generation rate (–)

N t :

Dimensionless total entropy generation rate (–)

P :

Pressure (Pa)

∆p :

Pressure drop (Pa)

Pr :

Prandtl number (–)

Q :

Power (W)

r :

Radius (m)

R :

Radius ratio (–)

Re :

Reynolds number (–)

S :

Thickness of the porous substrate (m)

S gen :

Entropy generation rate (W m−3 K−1)

T:

Temperature (K)

U c, U h :

Inlet velocity of cold and hot fluids (m s−1)

U :

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

u, v :

Velocity component in x and y directions, respectively (m s−1)

x, y :

Rectangular coordinates components (m)

α :

Thermal diffusivity of the fluid (m2 s−1)

ε :

Porosity (–)

μ :

Dynamic viscosity (kg ms−1)

ν :

Kinematic viscosity (m2 s−1)

ρ :

Density of the fluid (kg m−3)

θ :

Non-dimensional temperature (–)

eff:

Effective

c:

Cold

f:

Fluid

h:

Hot

I:

Inner

O:

Outer

R:

Ratio

S:

Solid

0:

Heat exchanger with no insert

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  1. ETEC Department and MOBI Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Mohsen Akbarzadeh

  2. Flanders Make, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium

    Mohsen Akbarzadeh

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, 91775-1111, Iran

    Saman Rashidi

  4. School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE), University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK

    Amir Keshmiri

  5. School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK

    Nima Shokri

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Akbarzadeh, M., Rashidi, S., Keshmiri, A. et al. The optimum position of porous insert for a double-pipe heat exchanger based on entropy generation and thermal analysis. J Therm Anal Calorim 139, 411–426 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-08362-x

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