LAPSE:2023.33673
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LAPSE:2023.33673
Performance Analysis of a Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger with a Novel Mirror-Symmetric Channel Design
Cheng-Yen Chang, Wei-Hsin Chen, Lip Huat Saw, Arjay Avilla Arpia, Manuel Carrera Uribe
April 21, 2023
The printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE) is a promising waste heat recovery technology to improve energy efficiency. The current investigation presents the experimental results on the thermal performance of a novel PCHE for low-temperature waste heat recovery. The novel PCHE was manufactured using precision machining and diffusion bonding. The thermal performances, such as effectiveness and NTU values at different temperatures, are evaluated, and water is used as a working fluid. The experimental results indicate that the PCHE’s effectiveness is around 0.979 for an inlet flow temperature of 95 °C. The predominant factors affecting the thermal performance of the PCHE are the inlet flow temperature and the flow rate of the working fluid. In addition, a comparison of the experimental results and the literature shows that the effectiveness of the PCHE is better than the others, which have fewer layers of PCHE fins.
Keywords
efficiency, heat transfer coefficient, NTU value, nusselt number, PCHE, print circuit heat exchanger, thermal performance
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Chang CY, Chen WH, Saw LH, Arpia AA, Carrera Uribe M. Performance Analysis of a Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger with a Novel Mirror-Symmetric Channel Design. (2023). LAPSE:2023.33673
Author Affiliations
Chang CY: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan [ORCID]
Chen WH: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan; Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chin-Yi Univer [ORCID]
Saw LH: Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Tunku Abdul Rahman University, Kajang 43000, Malaysia
Arpia AA: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan [ORCID]
Carrera Uribe M: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; International Master Degree Program on Energy Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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Energies
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14
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14
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4252
Year
2021
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2021-07-14
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1996-1073
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