Shell and tube heat exchanger design using mixed‐integer linear programming
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DOI: 10.1002/aic.15556
Abstract: The design of heat exchangers, especially shell and tube heat exchangers was originally proposed as a trial and error procedure where guesses of the heat transfer coefficient were made and then verified after the design… read more here.
Keywords: programming; shell tube; mixed integer; heat ... See more keywords
An autonomous robot for shell and tube heat exchanger inspection
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DOI: 10.1002/rob.22102
Abstract: Shell and tube heat exchangers (STHEs) are critical to energy conversion efficiency of power plants. Eddy current examination is a way to evaluate working conditions of these tubes. However, the current testing apparatus requires human… read more here.
Keywords: tube; shell tube; tube heat; inspection ... See more keywords
Thermal performance of a shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage unit : Role of annular fins
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.05.007
Abstract: This study conducts numerical investigations on melting process in a shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) unit with annular fins. Commercial grade paraffin is employed as the phase change material (PCM) and water serves… read more here.
Keywords: tube latent; shell tube; energy; annular fins ... See more keywords
Effectively designed NTW shell-tube heat exchangers with segmental baffles using flow hydraulic network method
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.04.033
Abstract: Abstract In the present study, performance analysis of a shell-tube heat exchanger by using hydraulic network modeling has been employed in order to enhance the performance of the heat exchanger. Since a major component of… read more here.
Keywords: tube; shell tube; tube heat; heat exchanger ... See more keywords
A CFD modeling to investigate the impact of flow mal-distribution on the performance of industrial methanol synthesis reactor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.08.145
Abstract: Abstract A two-step configuration consisting water-cooled and gas-cooled reactors has been developed by Lurgi to produce methanol from natural gas. The gas-cooled reactor, which is a vertical shell and tube heat exchanger, is constructed by… read more here.
Keywords: distribution; reactor; gas; shell tube ... See more keywords
Shell-and-tube polymeric hollow fiber heat exchangers with parallel and crossed fibers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.116001
Abstract: Abstract In this work shell-and-tube type polymeric hollow fibers heat exchangers (PHFHE) are described and investigated. These heat exchangers utilize polymeric microchannels with outer diameter of 0.8 mm as the heat transfer surface. Heat exchangers are… read more here.
Keywords: shell tube; heat exchangers; hollow fibers; hollow ... See more keywords
Computational fluid dynamics simulation of CO2 methanation in a shell-and-tube reactor with multi-region conjugate heat transfer
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2019.115276
Abstract: Abstract Methanation is one of the promising candidates in developing CO2 utilization technology. Because of its exothermic behavior, the methanation reactor must be carefully designed to avoid the hotspots formation and the deterioration of catalysts.… read more here.
Keywords: reactor; heat transfer; methanation; shell tube ... See more keywords
Investigation of the effect of geometric and operating parameters on thermal behavior of vertical shell-and-tube latent heat energy storage systems
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.07.014
Abstract: In this study, the effect of the geometrical and operational parameters on vertical cylindrical shell-and-tube LHTES systems is investigated. Four different ratios of the shell-to-tube radius are considered with the phase change material (PCM) on… read more here.
Keywords: energy; storage; effect; shell tube ... See more keywords
Analysing thermal-hydraulic performance and energy efficiency of shell-and-tube heat exchangers with longitudinal flow based on experiment and numerical simulation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.117757
Abstract: Abstract In this study, diverse baffled longitudinal flow shell-and-tube heat exchangers (STHX) are contrasted with segmental baffle shell-and-tube heat exchanger (SG-STHX). Experimental data are obtained with municipal water served as the working fluid, and the… read more here.
Keywords: tube heat; shell tube; flow; energy ... See more keywords
Performance investigation of lab-scale shell and tube LHS prototype
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DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2020.101527
Abstract: Abstract The latent heat storage (LHS) system is an essential component required to harness renewable energy systems. For this purpose, thermal energy storage media commonly known as phase-change martials (PCM) are utilized. However, their low… read more here.
Keywords: storage; shell tube; energy; performance investigation ... See more keywords
Numerical investigation of a new type tube for shell-and-tube moving packed bed heat exchanger
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DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2021.08.080
Abstract: Abstract An elliptical-like combined tube (ELCT) is proposed for the shell-and-tube moving packed bed heat exchanger. The heat transfer of particle flow around the ELCT is numerical studied. The kinetic energy ratio, contact number, contact… read more here.
Keywords: tube; shell tube; tube moving; heat transfer ... See more keywords