The effects of inlet fluid flow nonuniformity on thermal performance and pressure drops in crossflow plate-fin compact heat exchangers

dc.contributor.author	Ranganayakulu, Chennu
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-09T09:03:10Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-09T09:03:10Z
dc.date.issued	1996-10
dc.description.abstract	An analysis of a crossflow plate-fin compact heat exchanger, accounting for the effects of two-dimensional nonuniform inlet fluid flow distribution on both hot and cold fluid sides, is carried out using a finite element model. A mathematical equation is developed to generate different types of fluid flow maldistribution models considering the possible deviations in fluid flow. Using these fluid flow maldistribution models, the exchanger effectiveness and its deterioration due to flow nonuniformity are calculated for an entire range of design and operating conditions. In addition to thermal analysis, the pressure drops and their variations are also calculated for these models. It was found that the performance deteriorations and variation in pressure drops are quite significant in some typical applications due to fluid flow nonuniformity	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0017931096000877
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12955
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Elsevier	en_US
dc.subject	Mechanical Engineering	en_US
dc.subject	Thermal performance	en_US
dc.subject	Heat Exchangers	en_US
dc.title	The effects of inlet fluid flow nonuniformity on thermal performance and pressure drops in crossflow plate-fin compact heat exchangers	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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