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Numerical Study of Nanofluid Irreversibilities in a Heat Exchanger Used with an Aqueous Medium
Heat exchangers play an important role in different industrial processes; therefore, it is important to characterize these devices to improve their efficiency by guaranteeing the efficient use of energy. In this study, we carry out a numerical analysis of flow dynamics, heat transfer, and entropy ge...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7516522/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33285861 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e22010086 |
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author | Ovando-Chacon, Guillermo Efren Ovando-Chacon, Sandy Luz Rodriguez-Leon, Abelardo Diaz-Gonzalez, Mario Hernandez-Zarate, Jorge Arturo Servin-Martinez, Alberto |
author_facet | Ovando-Chacon, Guillermo Efren Ovando-Chacon, Sandy Luz Rodriguez-Leon, Abelardo Diaz-Gonzalez, Mario Hernandez-Zarate, Jorge Arturo Servin-Martinez, Alberto |
author_sort | Ovando-Chacon, Guillermo Efren |
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description | Heat exchangers play an important role in different industrial processes; therefore, it is important to characterize these devices to improve their efficiency by guaranteeing the efficient use of energy. In this study, we carry out a numerical analysis of flow dynamics, heat transfer, and entropy generation inside a heat exchanger; an aqueous medium used for oil extraction flows through the exchanger. Hot water flows on the shell side; nanoparticles have been added to the water in order to improve heat transfer toward the cold aqueous medium flowing on the tube side. The aqueous medium must reach a certain temperature in order to obtain its oil extraction properties. The analysis is performed for different Richardson numbers (Ri = 0.1–10), nanofluid volume fractions (φ = 0.00–0.06), and heat exchanger heights (H = 0.6–1.0). Results are presented in terms of Nusselt number, total entropy generation, Bejan number, and performance evaluation criterion. Results showed that heat exchanger performance increases with the increase in Ri when Ri > 1 and when reducing H. |
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spelling | pubmed-75165222020-11-09 Numerical Study of Nanofluid Irreversibilities in a Heat Exchanger Used with an Aqueous Medium Ovando-Chacon, Guillermo Efren Ovando-Chacon, Sandy Luz Rodriguez-Leon, Abelardo Diaz-Gonzalez, Mario Hernandez-Zarate, Jorge Arturo Servin-Martinez, Alberto Entropy (Basel) Article Heat exchangers play an important role in different industrial processes; therefore, it is important to characterize these devices to improve their efficiency by guaranteeing the efficient use of energy. In this study, we carry out a numerical analysis of flow dynamics, heat transfer, and entropy generation inside a heat exchanger; an aqueous medium used for oil extraction flows through the exchanger. Hot water flows on the shell side; nanoparticles have been added to the water in order to improve heat transfer toward the cold aqueous medium flowing on the tube side. The aqueous medium must reach a certain temperature in order to obtain its oil extraction properties. The analysis is performed for different Richardson numbers (Ri = 0.1–10), nanofluid volume fractions (φ = 0.00–0.06), and heat exchanger heights (H = 0.6–1.0). Results are presented in terms of Nusselt number, total entropy generation, Bejan number, and performance evaluation criterion. Results showed that heat exchanger performance increases with the increase in Ri when Ri > 1 and when reducing H. MDPI 2020-01-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7516522/ /pubmed/33285861 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e22010086 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ovando-Chacon, Guillermo Efren Ovando-Chacon, Sandy Luz Rodriguez-Leon, Abelardo Diaz-Gonzalez, Mario Hernandez-Zarate, Jorge Arturo Servin-Martinez, Alberto Numerical Study of Nanofluid Irreversibilities in a Heat Exchanger Used with an Aqueous Medium |
title | Numerical Study of Nanofluid Irreversibilities in a Heat Exchanger Used with an Aqueous Medium |
title_full | Numerical Study of Nanofluid Irreversibilities in a Heat Exchanger Used with an Aqueous Medium |
title_fullStr | Numerical Study of Nanofluid Irreversibilities in a Heat Exchanger Used with an Aqueous Medium |
title_full_unstemmed | Numerical Study of Nanofluid Irreversibilities in a Heat Exchanger Used with an Aqueous Medium |
title_short | Numerical Study of Nanofluid Irreversibilities in a Heat Exchanger Used with an Aqueous Medium |
title_sort | numerical study of nanofluid irreversibilities in a heat exchanger used with an aqueous medium |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7516522/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33285861 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e22010086 |
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