A numerical investigation of chaotic laminar flow and heat transfer in isothermal-wall square-channel configurations is presented. The computations, based on a finite-volume method with the SIMPLEC algorithm, are conducted in terms of Péclet numbers ranging from 7 to 7×105. The geometries, based on the split-and-recombine (SAR) principle, are first proposed for micromixing purposes, and are then optimized and scaled up to three-dimensional minichannels with 3-mm sides that are capable of handling industrial fluid manipulation processes. The aim is to assess the feasibility of this mass- and heat-transfer technique for out-of-laboratory commercial applications and to compare different configurations from a process intensification point of view. The effects of the geometry on heat transfer and flow characteristics are examined. Results show that the flux recombination phenomenon mimicking the baker’s transform in the SAR-1 and SAR-2 configurations produces chaotic structures and promotes mass transfer. This phenomenon also accounts for higher convective heat transfer exemplified by increased values of the Nusselt number compared to the chaotic continuous-flow configuration and the baseline plain square-duct geometry. Energy expenditures are explored and the overall heat transfer enhancement factor for equal pumping power is calculated. The SAR-2 configuration reveals superior heat-transfer characteristics, enhancing the global gain by up to 17-fold over the plain duct heat exchanger.
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ASME 2013 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting
July 7–11, 2013
Incline Village, Nevada, USA
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- Fluids Engineering Division
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Optimized Chaotic Heat Exchanger Configurations for Process Industry: A Numerical Study
Akram Ghanem,
Akram Ghanem
LUNAM Université, Nantes, France
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Thierry Lemenand,
Thierry Lemenand
LUNAM Université, Nantes, France
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Dominique Della Valle,
Dominique Della Valle
ONIRIS - Nantes, Nantes, France
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Hassan Peerhossaini
Hassan Peerhossaini
Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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Akram Ghanem
LUNAM Université, Nantes, France
Thierry Lemenand
LUNAM Université, Nantes, France
Dominique Della Valle
ONIRIS - Nantes, Nantes, France
Hassan Peerhossaini
Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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FEDSM2013-16115, V01BT15A003; 10 pages
Published Online:
December 13, 2013
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Ghanem, A, Lemenand, T, Della Valle, D, & Peerhossaini, H. "Optimized Chaotic Heat Exchanger Configurations for Process Industry: A Numerical Study." Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting. Volume 1B, Symposia: Fluid Machinery; Fluid Power; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Flow Manipulation and Active Control: Theory, Experiments and Implementation; Fundamental Issues and Perspectives in Fluid Mechanics. Incline Village, Nevada, USA. July 7–11, 2013. V01BT15A003. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2013-16115
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