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Combination Effect of Baffle Arrangement and Hybrid Nanofluid on Thermal Performance of a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Using 3-D Homogeneous Mixture Model

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  • Mashhour A. Alazwari

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia)

  • Mohammad Reza Safaei

    (Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
    Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33174, USA)

Abstract

In this study, thermal performance and flow characteristics of a shell and tube heat exchanger equipped with various baffle angles were studied. The heat exchanger was operated with distilled water, and a hybrid nanofluid at three concentrations of 0.04% and 0.10% of GNP-Ag/water within Reynolds numbers ranged between 10,000 and 20,000. The thermophysical properties of nanofluid varied with temperature and nanoparticles’ concentration. The baffle angles were set at 45°, 90°, 135°, and 180°. Results showed that the calculated Nusselt number (Nu) could be improved by adding nanoparticles to the distilled water or increasing the fluid’s Reynolds number. At a low Re number, the Nu corresponding to baffle angle of 135° was very close to that recorded for the angle of 180°. At Re = 20,000, the Nu number was the highest (by 35% compared to the reference case), belonging to a baffle angle of 135°. Additionally, results related to friction factor and pressure drop showed that more locations with fluid blocking were observed by increasing the baffle angle, resulting in increased pressure drop value and friction. Finally, the temperature streamlines counter showed that the best baffle angle could be 135° in which maximum heat removal and the best thermal performance can be observed.

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  • Mashhour A. Alazwari & Mohammad Reza Safaei, 2021. "Combination Effect of Baffle Arrangement and Hybrid Nanofluid on Thermal Performance of a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Using 3-D Homogeneous Mixture Model," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-22, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:9:y:2021:i:8:p:881-:d:537320
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