This paper presents the application of Differential Evolution (DE) for the optimal design of shell-and-tube heat exchangers. The main objective in any heat exchanger design is the estimation of the minimum heat transfer area required for a given heat duty, as it governs the overall cost of the heat exchanger. Lakhs of configurations are possible with various design variables such as outer diame...

Latent thermal energy storage (LTS) systems are versatile due to their high-energy storage density within a small temperature range. In shell-and-tube type storage systems fins can be used in order to achieve enhanced charging and discharging power. Typically, circular fins are evenly distributed over the length of the heat exchanger pipe. However, it is yet to be proven that this allocation is...

An experimental study has been conducted to evaluate the performance of a compact round-tube louver-fin condenser, each with frontal areas of 0.25 m in both dry and wet conditions. Deluge water cooling is achieved by incorporating a perforated bottom plate-type water distributor on top of the round tube heat exchanger. Water is used as a refrigerant, and enters the heat exchanger tubes at 35°C ...

The energy recovery performance of crude pre-heat trains (PHTs) in oil refineries is typically impaired by deposition over time of fouling on the thermal surfaces. Such time varying effects are normally not considered in the design or retrofit of heat exchangers networks. In this paper, the importance of taking into account such effects is demonstrated, bymeans of a case study. An existing indu...

Q. s. Yuan Electricite de France centre des Renardieres Departement Application de l'Electricite 77250 Moret sur Laing, France Noncondensable gases in a condenser will reduce the heat transfer coefficient and this is the case of the mixture (steam + air) j Rll4 heat exchanger in our high temperature heat pump. This heat exchanger is a shell tube type and is for the purpose of simulating industr...

This two-part study explores the development and thermal performance of a coiled-tube heat exchanger for hydrogen fuel cell storage systems utilizing High-Pressure Metal Hydride (HPMH). The primary purpose of this heat exchanger is to tackle the large amounts of heat released from the exothermic hydriding reaction that occurs when the hydrogen is charged into the storage vessel and is absorbed ...

Customarily, the LMTD correction factor, FT, is used to screen alternative designs for a heat exchanger. Designs with unacceptably low FT values are discarded. In this paper, authors have proposed a more fundamental criterion, based on feasibility of a multipass exchanger as the only criteria, followed by economic optimization. This criterion, coupled with asymptotic energy targets, provide the...

In this article, the performance of double corrugated tubes applied in a tube-in-shell heat exchanger is analysed and compared to equipped with straight tubes. The CFD (computational fluid dynamics) analysis was performed considering turbulent flow regime at several mass rates. It observed that geometry does not have significant impact on pressure drop inside exchanger, while it has potential i...

A-Type heat exchangers are used to meet required heat load with minimum duct dimensions in air-conditioning applications. This greatly reduces the air-conditioning system footprint in residential and commercial applications. The angle and tube spacing of the A-type heat exchangers should be optimized for minimum duct size and maximum heat load. However, existing air side heat transfer and press...