A case study on analyzing the performance of microplate heat exchanger using nanofluids at different flow rates and temperatures

Nesakumar Dharmakkan; Periasamy Manikandan Srinivasan; Suresh Muthusamy; Amit Jomde; Sonal Shamkuwar; Chandrakant Sonawane; Kamal Sharma; Ali Jawad Alrubaie; A.S. El Shafay; Hitesh Panchal

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering (Apr 2023)

A case study on analyzing the performance of microplate heat exchanger using nanofluids at different flow rates and temperatures

Nesakumar Dharmakkan,
Periasamy Manikandan Srinivasan,
Suresh Muthusamy,
Amit Jomde,
Sonal Shamkuwar,
Chandrakant Sonawane,
Kamal Sharma,
Ali Jawad Alrubaie,
A.S. El Shafay,
Hitesh Panchal

Affiliations

Nesakumar Dharmakkan: Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College (Autonomous), Perundurai, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India; Corresponding author.
Periasamy Manikandan Srinivasan: Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College (Autonomous), Perundurai, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Suresh Muthusamy: Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kongu Engineering College (Autonomous), Perundurai, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Amit Jomde: Mechanical Engineering Department, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT WPU, Kothrud, Pune, 411038, Maharashtra, India
Sonal Shamkuwar: Mechanical Engineering Department, Vishwkarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune, 411048, Maharashtra, India
Chandrakant Sonawane: Mechanical Engineering Department, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India; Corresponding author.
Kamal Sharma: Mechanical Engineering Department, GLA University, Mathura, India
Ali Jawad Alrubaie: Department of Medical Instrumentation Techniques Engineering, Al- Mustaqbal University College, 51001, Hilla, Iraq
A.S. El Shafay: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia
Hitesh Panchal: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Patan, Patan Gujarat, India

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 44
p. 102805

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A microplate heat exchanger is one of the most compact types of heat exchanger used for cooling systems, and not much research was carried out to study the performance of this type of heat exchanger with hybrid nanofluids. In this regard, the performance analysis of the microplate heat exchanger is carried out by estimating the convective heat transfer coefficient in terms of Nusselt number using a hybrid nanofluid. In current research work, Microplate heat exchangers tested using TiO2/ethylene glycol, ZnO/ethylene glycol nanofluids, and a hybrid nanofluid with varied nanoparticle volume fractions. Based on the results, it was found that the thermal conductivity of hybrid nanofluids and the overall heat transfer coefficient by applying hybrid nanofluids show better enhancement than nanofluids. The maximum thermal conductivity ratio between the hybrid nanofluid and the base fluid is 2.10. The maximum Nusselt number of 35.8 was observed for hybrid (TiO2–ZnO/ethylene glycol) at 50 °C and a volume fraction of 4%.

Published in Case Studies in Thermal Engineering

ISSN: 2214-157X (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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