Analytical solutions of force convective heat transfer in plate heat exchangers partially filled with metal foams

被引:26
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作者
Lu, Wei [1 ]
Zhang, Tao [1 ]
Yang, Mo [1 ]
Wu, Yupeng [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Shanghai Sci & Technol, Sch Energy & Power Engn, Shanghai 200093, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Nottingham, Fac Engn, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Analytical solution; Heat transfer; Partially filled; Heat exchanger; POROUS-MEDIA; PART I; TEMPERATURE;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.02.087
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
This paper investigated the flow and thermal characterization of parallel-plate heat exchangers partially filled with metal foams analytically. Firstly, the velocity and temperature distributions in partially filled symmetrical channel have been plotted and the effect of key parameters (e.g. porosity, pore density, height of metal foams, flow ratio in metal-foam filled region) on its flow and heat transfer performance have been analyzed. Then, the results have been applied for combined heat exchangers with symmetrical and asymmetrical channels to have optimized heat transfer performance and relatively low and identical pressure drop for each channel. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:476 / 481
页数:6
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