[HTML][HTML] Heat transfer enhancement of tubes in various shapes potentially applied to CO2 heat exchangers in refrigeration systems: Review and assessment

W Li, S Kadam, Z Yu - International Journal of Thermofluids, 2023 - Elsevier
To make carbon dioxide (CO2) heat exchangers in refrigeration systems more efficient and
compact, passive methods for heat transfer enhancement produced by tubes in various …

Thermal enhancement of solar parabolic trough collectors by using nanofluids and converging-diverging absorber tube

E Bellos, C Tzivanidis, KA Antonopoulos, G Gkinis - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Parabolic trough collectors are the most mature technology for utilizing the solar energy in
high temperature applications. The objective of this study is the thermal efficiency …

Numerical evaluation of the effect of geometrical and operational parameters on thermal performance of nanofluid flow in convergent–divergent tube

FA Hamedani, SSM Ajarostaghi… - Journal of Thermal …, 2020 - Springer
Generally, there are two main methods to increase the thermal performance of the heat
exchanger, which include active and passive methods. Passive mode, unlike active mode …

Melting and solidification processes of phase change material in evacuated tube solar collector with U-shaped spirally corrugated tube

H Olfian, SSM Ajarostaghi, M Farhadi… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Most important challenge in evacuated tube solar collector is lower performance in off-pick
hours of sunlight which leads to utilizing thermal energy storage. In present study, thermal …

The impact of internal longitudinal fins in parabolic trough collectors operating with gases

E Bellos, C Tzivanidis, I Daniil… - Energy conversion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, the use of internal fins in parabolic trough collectors operating with gas working
fluids is examined. Air, helium and carbon dioxide are the investigated working fluids, while …

On the hydrothermal behavior of fluid flow and heat transfer in a helical double-tube heat exchanger with curved swirl generator; impacts of length and position

SS Mousavi Ajarostaghi, SH Hashemi Karouei… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The hydrothermal behavior in a helical double-tube heat exchanger is numerically
estimated. A new type of swirl generator with two sections, including; outer curved blades …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal performance enhancement using absorber tube with inner helical axial fins in a parabolic trough solar collector

M Zaboli, SS Mousavi Ajarostaghi, S Saedodin… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the present work, a parabolic trough solar (PTC) collector with inner helical axial fins as
swirl generator or turbulator is considered and analyzed numerically. The three-dimensional …

Energy and exergy analysis and optimization of helically grooved shell and tube heat exchangers by using Taguchi experimental design

M Miansari, MA Valipour, H Arasteh… - Journal of Thermal …, 2020 - Springer
In this paper, for improvement of the performance of shell and tube heat exchanger, the
effect of adding circular grooves on the shell of heat exchanger is considered numerically …

Investigation on effects of varying geometrical configurations on thermal hydraulics flow in a 3D corrugated pipe

AR Al-Obaidi - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
In this numerical investigation, the flow behavior, pressure drop, and heat transfer
enhancement for the fluid in a corrugated pipe with varying geometrical configurations …

Multi-objective optimization of single-phase flow heat transfer characteristics in corrugated tubes

SM Kirkar, A Gönül, A Celen, AS Dalkilic - International Journal of Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the use of corrugated surfaces as one of the passive heat transfer improvement
methods on straight tubes is numerically investigated related to the determination of Nusselt …