Effect of viscosity on effectiveness of parallel flow heat exchanger

Sahin A. Z.

ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, vol.39, no.12, pp.1233-1238, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0196-8904(98)00013-2
  • Journal Name: ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1233-1238
  • Keywords: heat exchangers, effectiveness, viscosity effect, optimum size of heat exchangers
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

An effectiveness analysis of a parallel flow heat exchanger is performed for obtaining a possible optimum heat exchanger size. In the analysis, the effect pf viscous frictional heating on the heat exchanger effectiveness is considered. An optimum size of heat exchanger is obtained in which the thermal effectiveness becomes a maximum. This optimum size depends on the viscosity Of the running fluids. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.