Research Article

THE EFFECT OF USE OF DIFFERENT DIAMETER ON IMPROVEMENT OF FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN TUBE BANK HEAT EXCHANGERS

Volume: 26 Number: 3 September 3, 2023
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THE EFFECT OF USE OF DIFFERENT DIAMETER ON IMPROVEMENT OF FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN TUBE BANK HEAT EXCHANGERS

Abstract

In tube bank heat exchangers, heat transfer is carried out with another fluid which is passed around in the cross direction to the fluid inside the tubes. The fluid that passes through the outside of the tube in the cross direction is also mostly gas fluids. In tubes placed one after another, the highest heat transfer is usually obtained in the first tube. The heat and flow characteristics become similar to each other after the first tube. In this case, periodic flow is obtained by repeating the velocity and temperature contours. Ensuring that the boundary layer is constantly renewed in successive tubes allows obtaining high heat transfer in the other tubes, as in the first tube. While improving heat transfer, the most important problem is the increase in pressure drop. In this study, a numerical optimization was carried out in order to increase the heat transfer and reduce the pressure drop by using tubes of four different diameters placed in an in-line arrangement. Comparisons are made assuming that the heat transfer surface area is constant and the longitudinal and transversal distances between the tubes are the same. If the diameters of four tubes are placed successively where D_1=5 mm,D_2=15 mm,D_3=6 mm,D_4=14 mm, the heat transfer increases by 14.5% and the pressure drop increases by 377%.

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Supporting Institution

TUBİTAK ve Tarsus Üniversitesi

Project Number

TUBİTAK BİDEB 2218 Yurtiçi Doktora Sonrası Araştırma Burs Programı tarafından 121C377 proje numarası ve Tarsus Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi OSB.21.001 proje numarası

Thanks

Bu çalışma, TUBİTAK BİDEB 2218 Yurtiçi Doktora Sonrası Araştırma Burs Programı tarafından 121C377 proje numarası ile ve Tarsus Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi tarafından OSB.21.001 proje numarası ile desteklenmektedir.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Mechanical Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 3, 2023

Submission Date

January 31, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 12, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 26 Number: 3

APA
Kuru, M. N., Erdinç, M. T., Karasu, İ., & Ünal, Ş. (2023). BORU DEMETİ ISI DEĞİŞTİRİCİLERİNDE FARKLI BORU ÇAPI KULLANIMININ AKIŞ VE ISI TRANSFERİNİ İYİLEŞTİRMEYE ETKİSİ. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 26(3), 625-636. https://doi.org/10.17780/ksujes.1244995