Efficient energy utilization through proper design of microchannel heat exchanger manifolds: A comprehensive review

OK Siddiqui, SM Zubair - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The presence of non-uniformities in the channels of a heat exchanger due to poor design of
manifold and channel parameters has been the focus of the present paper. Unequal flow …

Nonuniformities in compact heat exchangers—scope for better energy utilization: A review

SK Singh, M Mishra, PK Jha - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The present paper deals with a review of the nonuniformities present in compact heat
exchangers in terms of temperature and flow and their effect on the performance of different …

Numerical simulation of two-phase flow in a multi-gas channel of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

L Zhang, S Liu, Z Wang, R Li, Q Zhang - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Understanding the two-phase distribution characteristics within the multi-gas channel of a
fuel cell is important for improving fuel cell performance. In the paper, the volume of fluid …

3D CFD analysis of the effect of inlet air flow maldistribution on the fluid flow and heat transfer performances of plate-fin-and-tube laminar heat exchangers

W Yaïci, M Ghorab, E Entchev - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Plate fin-and-tube heat exchangers are widely used in several areas such as heating,
ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. Nonuniformity of the inlet air flow in …

3D CFD study of the effect of inlet air flow maldistribution on plate-fin-tube heat exchanger design and thermal–hydraulic performance

W Yaïci, M Ghorab, E Entchev - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Plate fin-and-tube heat exchangers are used extensively in heating, ventilating, and air
conditioning as well as in refrigeration systems. Non-uniform inlet air flow distribution has a …

Perforated plates for fluid management: Plate geometry effects and flow regimes

Y Bayazit, EM Sparrow, DD Joseph - International Journal of Thermal …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Perforated plates are the preferred means of passive management of fluid flow proper and
for convective heat transfer applications. The investigation reported here is a synergistic use …

Optimization of inlet part of a microchannel ceramic heat exchanger using surrogate model coupled with genetic algorithm

H Shi, T Ma, W Chu, Q Wang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2017‏ - Elsevier
High temperature resistance and corrosion resistance make ceramic materials available for
heat exchangers operating under high temperature or harsh chemical conditions. And the …

Numerical study on a novel hyperbolic inlet header in straight-channel printed circuit heat exchanger

W Chu, K Bennett, J Cheng, Y Chen, Q Wang - Applied Thermal …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Printed circuit heat exchangers (PCHEs) can be used as the recuperator and condenser in
the supercritical CO 2 (sCO 2) Brayton cycle of fast cooled reactor (FCR) systems. Most …

Effect of air-side flow maldistribution on thermal–hydraulic performance of the multi-louvered fin and tube heat exchanger

JN Mao, HX Chen, H Jia, YZ Wang, HM Hu - International Journal of …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
For the complex mechanical turbulence by micro-louvered fins coupled with the problems of
thermal interaction between air side and refrigerant side, the airflow distribution in such a …

Numerical study on hydrodynamic characteristics of plate-fin heat exchanger using porous media approach

W Wang, J Guo, S Zhang, J Yang, X Ding… - Computers & chemical …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
A numerical plate-fin heat exchanger (PFHE) model was proposed to investigate the
hydrodynamic characteristics of a full-size PFHE by using the porous media approach …