Using proper orthogonal decomposition to solve heat transfer process in a flat tube bank fin heat exchanger

Journal Title: Advances in Geo-Energy Research - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 3

Abstract

Proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) reduced-order model can save computing time by reducing the dimension of physical problems and reconstructing physical fields. It is especially suitable for large-scale complex problems in engineering, such as ground heat utilization, sea energy development, mineral exploitation, multiphase flow and flow and heat transfer with complex structure. In this paper, the POD reduced-order model was used to calculate the heat transfer in a flat tube bank fin heat exchanger. The calculating results of the finite volume method (FVM) were adopted as the snapshot samples. SVD method was used to decompose the samples to obtain a series of bases and corresponding coefficients on sampling conditions. With these coefficients, interpolation method was used to calculate the coefficients on predicting conditions. And the physical field has been reconstructed using the bases and the interpolated coefficients directly. In the calculation of heat transfer unit of flat tube fin heat exchanger, air-side Reynolds number, transverse tube spacing and the fin spacing were chosen as the variables. The results obtained by the POD method are in good agreement with the results calculated by the FVM. Moreover, the POD reduced-order model presented in this paper is more advantageous in comparison with the FVM in terms of accuracy, suitability, and computational speed.

Authors and Affiliations

Ye Wang, Xintong Xia, Yi Wang, Liangbi Wang, Wenting Hu

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  • EP ID EP422250
  • DOI 10.26804/ager.2017.03.03
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Ye Wang, Xintong Xia, Yi Wang, Liangbi Wang, Wenting Hu (2017). Using proper orthogonal decomposition to solve heat transfer process in a flat tube bank fin heat exchanger. Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 1(3), 158-170. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-422250