Heat Transfer Analysis of a Plate Heat Exchanger with a Combination of Ribs and Dimples using CFD

The advancements and improvements in all heat transfer equipment's are primarily intended to save energy and reduce project capital investment expenses energy or material . A better heat exchanger is one that can transfer a high heat rate while using a low pumping power and at a cheap cost. Passive heat transfer enhancement techniques have various benefits over other heat transfer enhancement techniques, including low cost, ease of fabrication, and installation. Rib turbulators can enhance heat transmission significantly, but they generally come at a considerable cost in terms of pressure loss. Dimple techniques have lately gained popularity because to their ability to promote heat transmission while imposing a minor pressure penalty. When dimple surfaces are mixed with nanofluids, some studies have seen increased heat transmission, but the key concern is an increase in the systems friction factor, which is also regulated within acceptable ranges. The thermal characteristics of a heat exchanger with a combination of dimple ribs were evaluated using a 3 dimensional numerical 3 D simulation. The subject of this study is the handling of air flow velocity through the channel, which was changed from 3.97 to 5.80 m s. The simulation programme ANSYS 19.2 was used to investigate the heat transfer physiognomies of a heat exchanger managing a combination of dimple ribs. The numerical findings revealed that the combination of dimple ribs greatly improved heat transmission over the dimple alone. In comparison, the average Nusselt number of a channel with dimpled Plate is 4.28 percent more than that of a channel with dimpled ribs. Prof. Pushparaj Singh | Navin Kumar "Heat Transfer Analysis of a Plate Heat Exchanger with a Combination of Ribs and Dimples using CFD" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49887.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/mechanical-engineering/49887/heat-transfer-analysis-of-a-plate-heat-exchanger-with-a-combination-of-ribs-and-dimples-using-cfd/prof-pushparaj-singh