Detail publikace

Optimum design of fluid distribution systems in heat exchangers

TUREK, V. HÁJEK, J. JEGLA, Z. STEHLÍK, P.

Anglický název

Optimum design of fluid distribution systems in heat exchangers

Typ

Článek recenzovaný mimo WoS a Scopus

Jazyk

en

Originální abstrakt

Uniform flow distribution is often required by process equipment for its correct and reliable operation. Due to the fact that the resulting distribution is influenced by shapes of splitting and combining manifolds, flow distribution uniformity can be considerably increased by their careful design. In case of high temperature applications, uniform flow distribution is usually crucial. The aim of this paper is to provide a formula for coefficient of static regain for parallel flow systems containing linearly tapered manifolds with rectangular cross-sections connected by double U-tubes. This formula was derived by means of approximating data obtained by evaluation of several baseline configurations of such distribution systems using fluid flow modelling software ANSYS(R) FLUENT(R). Sample fluid distributions found with the proposed formula are shown alongside corresponding data computed by ANSYS FLUENT. Also, a practical computational tool for shape optimization of the investigated class of manifolds is presented.

Klíčová slova anglicky

heat exchanger, CFD modelling, splitting manifold, combining manifold, U-tubes

Vydáno

2011-10-11

Nakladatel

John Wiley & Sons

ISSN

1932-2143

Časopis

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering

Ročník

6

Číslo

5

Strany od–do

750–759

Počet stran

10

BIBTEX


@article{BUT50946,
  author="Vojtěch {Turek} and Jiří {Hájek} and Zdeněk {Jegla} and Petr {Stehlík}",
  title="Optimum design of fluid distribution systems in heat exchangers",
  journal="Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering",
  year="2011",
  volume="6",
  number="5",
  pages="750--759",
  issn="1932-2135"
}