HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE OF AN Al2O3-WATER-METHANOL NANOFLUID IN A PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER

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Authors

  • Periasamy Manikandan Srinivasan Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode-638 060, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0506-7282
  • Pradeep Kumar Chinnusamy Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode-638 060, India
  • Raghul Thangamani Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode-638 060, India
  • Surya Karuppasamy Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode-638 060, India
  • Pranesh Ravichandran Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode-638 060, India
  • Suriya Palaniraj Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode-638 060, India
  • Yokeshwaran Sanmugam Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode-638 060, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2298/CICEQ230726028M

Keywords:

base fluid, heat transfer, methanol, nanofluid, plate heat exchanger

Abstract

A plate heat exchanger is one of the smallest and most efficient heat exchangers on the market. This experiment aims to assess the performance of methanol-water as a base fluid in a plate heat exchanger that affects the heat transfer performance. For this study, aluminum oxide (Al2O3) nanoparticle was used in various ratios (0.25, 0.5, and 0.75 vol. %) in a base fluid (10 vol.% methanol & 90 vol.% water) to prepare a nanofluid. At two different temperatures, such as 55 °C and 60 °C, with varying flow rates (2 to 8 L/min) and varying nanoparticle concentrations (0.25 to 0.75%), thermo physical characteristics and convective heat transfer studies were performed, and the results are presented. The overall inference was that there was a notable enhancement in the hot side, cold side, and overall heat transfer coefficient by the combination of Al2O3 nanoparticle and methanol-water-based fluid. It was noted that utilizing Al2O3/methanol-water nanofluid could significantly reduce the temperature gradient in the heat exchanger and improve its performance. Maximum hot fluid coefficient of 4300 W/m2°C, cold fluid coefficient of 4600 W/m2°C, and overall coefficient of 2200 W/m2°C were noted for 0.75 vol.% nanoparticle concentration and at a flow rate of 8 L/min.

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HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE OF AN Al2O3-WATER-METHANOL NANOFLUID IN A PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER: Original scientific paper. (2024). Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quarterly, 30(3), 257-264. https://doi.org/10.2298/CICEQ230726028M

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