Study and analysis of concentric shell and double tube heat exchanger using γ-Al2O3 nanofluid

Abstract EN

Heat exchanger is an important device in the industry for cooling or heating process.

To increase the efficiency of heat exchanger, nanofluids are used to enhance the convective heat transfer relative to the base fluid.

- Al2O3/water nanofluid is used as cold stream in the shell and double concentric tube heat exchanger counter current to the hot stream basis oil.

These nanoparticles were of particle size of 40 nm and it was mixed with a base fluid (water) at volume concentrations of 0.002% and 0.004%.

The results showed that each of Nusselt number and overall heat transfer coefficient increased as nanofluid concentrations increased.

The pressure drop of nanofluid increased slightly than the base fluid because of the low concentration used.