Prediction of the outlet temperatures in triple concentric-tube heat exchangers in laminar flow regime: case study

In this study there has been developed a numerical model of predicting outlet temperatures in a triple concentric-tube heat exchanger. For the model elaboration there have been used the equations of heat transfer and of fluid-dynamics, as well as a numerical algorithm to solve systems of non-linear equations. Based on experimental data, the obtained model has been practically tested to cool a petroleum product with water in a triple concentric-tube heat exchanger. The results obtained using the numerical simulation have been compared with the experimental data and data from literature in order to validate the proposed numerical model.