Passive Cooling Measurements for a Concentrating Photovoltaic Array

1983 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-417
Author(s):  
F. K. Deaver ◽  
M. W. Edenburn
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Analytical Model ◽  
Passive Cooling ◽  
Transient Model ◽  
Photovoltaic Array ◽  
Definite Effect

Solar cells in a concentrating photovoltaic array absorb heat that must be removed. One method is to use a finned aluminum heat exchanger whose modeling requires estimating the coefficient of heat transfer from fins to surroundings; transfer depends on such parameters as windspeed and direction, and exchanger design. A transient analytical model has been constructed and applied to experimental data. Coefficients of heat transfer were calculated and correlated with windspeed and direction, which appear to have a definite effect on the overall coefficient. The transient model and apparent relationships between windspeed and convective coefficients are described.

Correlation Investigation of Condensation Heat Exchanger Design for Secondary Passive Cooling System

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee Joon Lee ◽  
Han-Ok Kang ◽  
Tae-Ho Lee ◽  
Cheon-Tae Park
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Condensation Heat Transfer ◽  
Passive Cooling ◽  
Heat Transfer Correlation ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Heat Exchanger Design ◽  
Passive Cooling System

Recently vertical or horizontal type condensation heat exchangers are being studied for the application to secondary passive cooling system of nuclear plants. To design vertical condensation heat exchanger in water pool, a thermal sizing program of condensation heat exchanger, TSCON (Thermal Sizing of CONdenser) was developed in KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute). In this study, condensation heat transfer correlation of TSCON is evaluated with the existing experimental data set to design condensation heat exchanger without non-condensable gas (pure steam condensation). From the investigation of the existing condensation heat transfer correlation to the existing experimental data, the improved Shah correlation showed most satisfactory results for the heat transfer coefficient and mass flow rate in a heat exchanger in both subcooled and saturated water pools without the presence of non-condensable gas.

scholarly journals Experimental analysis and ANN prediction on performances of finned oval-tube heat exchanger under different air inlet angles with limited experimental data

Open Physics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 968-980
Author(s):  
Xueping Du ◽  
Zhijie Chen ◽  
Qi Meng ◽  
Yang Song
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Correlation Equation ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Flow Friction ◽  
Air Inlet ◽  
Comparison Results ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Oval Tube

Abstract A high accuracy of experimental correlations on the heat transfer and flow friction is always expected to calculate the unknown cases according to the limited experimental data from a heat exchanger experiment. However, certain errors will occur during the data processing by the traditional methods to obtain the experimental correlations for the heat transfer and friction. A dimensionless experimental correlation equation including angles is proposed to make the correlation have a wide range of applicability. Then, the artificial neural networks (ANNs) are used to predict the heat transfer and flow friction performances of a finned oval-tube heat exchanger under four different air inlet angles with limited experimental data. The comparison results of ANN prediction with experimental correlations show that the errors from the ANN prediction are smaller than those from the classical correlations. The data of the four air inlet angles fitted separately have higher precisions than those fitted together. It is demonstrated that the ANN approach is more useful than experimental correlations to predict the heat transfer and flow resistance characteristics for unknown cases of heat exchangers. The results can provide theoretical support for the application of the ANN used in the finned oval-tube heat exchanger performance prediction.

Simple Model of Boiling Heat Transfer on Tubes in Large Pools

1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 376-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Parlatan ◽  
U. S. Rohatgi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Atmospheric Pressure ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
Saturation Temperature ◽  
Flow Dynamics ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Vertical Tubes

A simple method has been developed to model boiling heat transfer from a heat exchanger to pools using the experimental data available in the literature without modeling the flow dynamics of the pool. In this approach the heat flux outside vertical tubes is expressed as a function of outside wall temperature of the tubes and saturation temperature of the pool at or near atmospheric pressure.

scholarly journals Development of a Numerical Model for a Compact Intensified Heat-Exchanger/Reactor

Processes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 454 ◽  
Author(s):  
He ◽  
Li ◽  
Han ◽  
Cabassud ◽  
Dahhou
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Fault Tolerant ◽  
Exothermic Reaction ◽  
Plug Flow ◽  
Chemical Reactor ◽  
High Heat Transfer

A heat-exchanger/reactor (HEX reactor) is a kind of plug-flow chemical reactor which combines high heat transfer ability and chemical performance. It is a compact reactor designed under the popular trend of process intensification in chemical engineering. Previous studies have investigated its characteristics experimentally. This paper aimed to develop a general numerical model of the HEX reactor for further control and diagnostic use. To achieve this, physical structure and hydrodynamic and thermal performance were studied. A typical exothermic reaction, which was used in experiments, is modeled in detail. Some of the experimental data without reaction were used for estimating the heat transfer coefficient by genetic algorithm. Finally, a non-linear numerical model of 255 calculating modules was developed on the Matlab/Simulink platform. Simulations of this model were done under conditions with and without chemical reactions. Results were compared with reserved experimental data to show its validity and accuracy. Thus, further research such as fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control of this HEX reactor could be carried out based on this model. The modeling methodology specified in this paper is not restricted, and could also be used for other reactions and other sizes of HEX reactors.

Semi-Analytical Calculation of the Inlet Zone Performance of Ideal Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Mohammadi ◽  
W. Heidemann ◽  
H. Mu¨ller-Steinhagen
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Shell Side ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Performance Factor ◽  
Shell And Tube ◽  
Inlet Zone

A semi-analytical model is presented for the evaluation of the performance factor of the inlet zone of an E type shell and tube heat exchanger without leakage flows. The performance factor is defined as the ratio of dimensionless heat transfer coefficients and pressure drops of both vertical and horizontal baffle orientation and therefore facilitates the decision between horizontal and vertical baffle orientation of shell and tube heat exchangers. The model allows the calculation of the performance factor of the inlet zone as a function of the baffle cut, the shell-side Reynolds number at the inlet nozzle and the Prandtl number of the shell-side fluid. The application of the model requires the knowledge of the performance factor of water at baffle cut equal to 24% of the shell inside diameter. For the development of the model a numerical data basis is used due to the lack of experimental data for shell and tube heat exchangers with different baffle orientations. The numerical data are obtained from CFD calculations for steady state conditions within a segmentally baffled shell and tube heat exchanger following the TEMA standards. Air, water and engine oil with Prandtl numbers in the range of 0.7 to 206 are used as shell-side fluids. The semi-analytical model introduced for the performance factor predicts the CFD results with a relative absolute error less than 5%. The presented model has to be validated with further experimental data and/or numerical results which explain the effect of baffle orientation on the shell-side heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop in order to check the general applicability.

The Correlation of Heat Transfer Coefficients for the Laminar Natural Convection in a Circular Finned-Tube Heat Exchanger

2017 ◽  
Vol 140 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hie Chan Kang ◽  
Se-Myong Chang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Finned Tube ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Laminar Natural Convection

This study proposes an empirical correlation for laminar natural convection applicable to external circular finned-tube heat exchangers with wide range of configuration parameters. The transient temperature response of the heat exchangers was used to obtain the heat transfer coefficient, and the experimental data with their characteristic lengths are discussed. The data lie in the range from 1 to 1000 for Rayleigh numbers based on the fin spacing: the ratio of fin height to tube diameter ranges from 0.1 to 0.9, and the ratio of fin pitch to height ranges from 0.13 to 2.6. Sixteen sets of finned-tube electroplated with nickel–chrome were tested. The convective heat transfer coefficients on the heat exchangers were measured by elimination of the thermal radiation effect from the heat exchanger surfaces. The Nusselt number was correlated with a newly suggested composite curve formula, which converges to the quarter power of the Rayleigh number for a single cylinder case. The proposed characteristic length for the Rayleigh number is the fin pitch while that for the Nusselt number is mean flow length, defined as half the perimeter of the mean radial position inside the flow region bounded by the tube surface and two adjacent fins. The flow is regarded as laminar, which covers heat exchangers from a single horizontal cylinder to infinite parallel disks. Consequently, the result of curve fitting for the experimental data shows the reasonable physical interpretation as well as the good quantitative agreement with the correction factors.

scholarly journals Research on heat-transfer characteristics of solar cells and heat exchanger combined system and its optimization

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 393-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Wu ◽  
Zhou Shi ◽  
Shuai Zheng ◽  
Lulu Zhao ◽  
Qiaobo Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Combined System ◽  
Transfer Characteristics
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