Performance of Helical Coil Heat Recovery Exchanger using Nanofluid as Coolant

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Nanofluids are expected to be a promising coolant condidate in chemical processes for heat transfer system size reduction. This paper focuses on reducing the number of turns in a helical coil heat recovery exchanger with a given heat exchange capacity in a biomass heating plant using γ-Al2O3/n-decane nanofluid as coolant. The nanofluid flows through the tubes and the hot n-hexane flows through the shell. The numerical results show that using nanofluid as coolant in a helical coil heat exchanger can reduce the manufacturing cost of the heat exchanger and pumping power by reducing the number of turns of the coil.

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(2015). Performance of Helical Coil Heat Recovery Exchanger using Nanofluid as Coolant. Analele Universitatii "Eftimie Murgu" Resita. Fascicula de Inginerie, 22(1), 127-137. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-448863