Title of Document: DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-SCALE, MULTI-PHYSICS, ANALYSIS CAPABILITY AND ITS APPLICATION TO NOVEL HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION Omar Abdelaziz Ahmed Abdelaziz, Doctor of Philosophy, 2009 Directed By: Reinhard Radermacher, Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Heat exchanger development using enhanced heat transfer surface designs and optimization techniques is a c...

The aircraft environmental control system (ECS) is a critical aircraft system, which provides the appropriate environmental conditions to ensure the safe transport of air passengers and equipment. The functionality and reliability of ECS have received increasing attention in recent years. The heat exchanger is a particularly significant component of the ECS, because its failure decreases the sy...

Optimal Safe Layouts with Heat Exchanger Networks Synthesis Having Isothermal Process Streams José A. Inchaurregui-Méndez, Richart Vázquez-Román*, José M. PonceOrtega, M. Sam Mannan Instituto stituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Av. Tecnológico y A.G. Cubas s/n, Celaya, Gto., CP 38010, México Chemical Engineering Department, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de...

This paper shows the research work on heat exchanger using nano fluid. In this paper we are using compact heat exchanger as heat transferring device while Al2O3 as a nano fluid. The effect of the nano fluids on compact heat exchanger is analyzed by using ε –NTU rating numerical method on turbo-charged diesel engine of type TBD 232V-12 cross flow compact heat exchanger radiator with unmixed flui...

The design, fabrication, testing and analysis of a microchannel heat exchanger, a key component for a microminiature Joule-Thomson Cryogenic Refrigerator is described. Results show that the heat exchanger can be fabricated efficiently and economically with the existing manufacturing technology. The heat exchanger was tested to be mechanically robust and durable under high pressure operating con...

Economic optimization of shell and tube heat exchanger (STHE) is presented in this paper. To increase the rate of heat transfer, copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticle is added into the tube side fluid and their optimum results are compared with the case of without additive nanoparticle. Total annual cost (TAC) is selected as fitness function and nine decision variables related to the heat exchanger p...

Title of Document: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED HEAT EXCHANGER MODEL FOR STEADY STATE AND FROSTING CONDITIONS Varun Singh Doctor of Philosophy, 2009 Directed By: Reinhard Radermacher, Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Air-to-refrigerant fin-and-tube heat exchangers are a key component in the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration industry. Considering their dominance, the indust...

this paper presents a simple methodology for cost estimation of a near optimal heat exchanger network, which comprises mixed materials of construction. intraditional pinch technology and mathematical programming it is usually assumed that all heat exchangers in a network obey a single cost model. this implies that all heat exchangers  in a network are of the same type and use the same materials...

joule-thomson cooling systems are used in refrigeration processes such as cryogenic gas liquefaction. although extensive studies have been carried out by researchers, most of them include cryogenic heat exchangers and their associated fields. in the current study, an attempt was made to indicate the effect of using inappropriate operational conditions in a cryogenic joule-thomson cooling system...

In this study, the air-side pressure drop and heat transfer performance of plate-fin and microchannel coils were tested under clean and fouled conditions. The heat exchangers were tested with two different types of dust, ASHRAE dust and Arizona Road Test Dust. The ASHRAE dust was found to have a very significant impact on the pressure drop of the microchannel heat exchanger, increasing the air-...