Mathematical modeling of heat transfer and hydrodynamics in plate-fin heat exchangers with corrugated fins
Abstract
Mathematical modeling of heat transfer and hydrodynamics in plate-fin heat exchangers with corrugated fins
Incoming article date: 16.05.2024A numerical study of heat transfer and hydrodynamics in plate heat exchangers with corrugated fins was carried out. The effect of corrugation pitch on heat flow and pressure drop was studied. The study was carried out using computational fluid dynamics in the ANSYS software package (v. 19.2). The results of the study showed that increasing the corrugation pitch from n = 5 to n = 9 leads to an increase in heat flow of 10.83% and a pressure drop of 28.30%.
Keywords: plate-fin heat exchanger, corrugated fins, heat transfer, hydrodynamics, numerical study, calculation, heat flow, pressure drop, energy efficiency, cooling system