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Numerical Investigation on Thermal Performance Design of Cryogenic Compact Heat Exchangers with Serrated-Fin Channels

Wang, Zhe LU ; Han, Fenghui ; Li, Yanzhong and Sundén, Bengt LU (2020) In Heat Transfer Engineering 41. p.1856-1868
Abstract

Traditional empirical formulas of Colburn heat transfer factors will lead to a design deviation for cryogenic heat exchangers. This paper employs the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique to numerically study the thermal performance of cryogenic compact heat exchangers (CCHEs). To obtain more precise convective heat transfer coefficients, the heat transfer performance of CCHE with serrated fin channels is analyzed considering various cryogenic fluid properties, fin materials and the axial heat conduction (AHC), and a heat transfer deterioration rate is proposed to investigate the effect of AHC on the heat transfer performance of CCHEs. For the simulation design, a quasi-one-dimensional calculation model is developed to obtain the... (More)

Traditional empirical formulas of Colburn heat transfer factors will lead to a design deviation for cryogenic heat exchangers. This paper employs the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique to numerically study the thermal performance of cryogenic compact heat exchangers (CCHEs). To obtain more precise convective heat transfer coefficients, the heat transfer performance of CCHE with serrated fin channels is analyzed considering various cryogenic fluid properties, fin materials and the axial heat conduction (AHC), and a heat transfer deterioration rate is proposed to investigate the effect of AHC on the heat transfer performance of CCHEs. For the simulation design, a quasi-one-dimensional calculation model is developed to obtain the temperature and pressure fields of the whole heat exchanger using the previous CFD results of the finned channels to avoid the deviation caused by traditional empirical formulas. Finally, a case study for a CCHE in a practical system is designed and analyzed by the proposed approach. The results suggest that cryogenic conditions have a significant effect on the design performance of heat exchangers, especially when considering the influences of fluid properties, materials, and AHC. For different cryogenic fluids, accurate heat transfer factors should be selected for the design calculations, and materials with high thermal conductivity will increase the effect of AHC and deteriorate the performance of the CCHE.

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  author       = {{Wang, Zhe and Han, Fenghui and Li, Yanzhong and Sundén, Bengt}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1856--1868}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Heat Transfer Engineering}},
  title        = {{Numerical Investigation on Thermal Performance Design of Cryogenic Compact Heat Exchangers with Serrated-Fin Channels}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2019.1674554}},
  doi          = {{10.1080/01457632.2019.1674554}},
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