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Influence des paramètres géométriques du canal sur la performance d'un échangeur de chaleur à micro-canaux et à contre-courant.

Influence of channel geometry on the performance of a counterflow microchannel heat exchanger.

Auteurs : HASAN M. I., RAGEB A. A., YAGHOUBI M., et al.

Type d'article : Article

Résumé

Microchannel heat exchangers (MCHE) can be made with channels of various geometries. Their size and shape may have considerable effect on the thermal and hydraulic performance of a heat exchanger. In this paper numerical simulation is carried out to solve 3D developing flow and 3D conjugate heat transfer of a balanced counter flow microchannel heat exchanger (CFMCHE) to evaluate the effect of size and shape of channels on the performance of CFMCHE for the same volume of heat exchanger. The effect of shape of the channels on its performance is studied for different channel cross-sections such as circular, square, rectangular, iso-triangular and trapezoidal. Results show that for the same volume of a heat exchanger, increasing the number of channels lead to increase in both effectiveness and pressure drop. Moreover circular channels give the best overall performance (thermal and hydraulic) among various channel shapes. New correlations are developed to predict the value of heat exchanger effectiveness and performance index as a function of relative size of channels with overall heat exchanger volume, Reynolds number and thermal conductivity ratio. [Reprinted with permission from Elsevier. Copyright, 2009].

Détails

  • Titre original : Influence of channel geometry on the performance of a counterflow microchannel heat exchanger.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 2009-1971
  • Langues : Anglais
  • Source : International Journal of thermal Sciences - vol. 48 - n. 8
  • Date d'édition : 08/2009
  • DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2009.01.004

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