In the process of the design of heat exchangers,it is difficult to establish the factors governing the optimal points of the design objective functions due to the contradictions and uncertainties of the design objecti...In the process of the design of heat exchangers,it is difficult to establish the factors governing the optimal points of the design objective functions due to the contradictions and uncertainties of the design objectives.The variation of fluid properties is one of the main factors causing this type of uncertainty.Conventional design methods have not completely solved these problems.In the present work,based on the logarithmic mean temperature difference,a new heat exchanger design method(called the segmented design method) is proposed which takes into account the variation of fluid properties with respect to the temperature.In this method,the whole heat exchanger is first divided into several segments.Then by applying the principle of the conservation of energy and taking into account the initial conditions as well as the connecting conditions of the adjacent segments,the inlet and outlet temperatures of each segment are determined.Finally,the application of the logarithmic mean temperature difference method on each segment defines the heat transfer area.展开更多
In the new century, energy and environmental problems are becoming more critical, and the development of natural energy is desired. Low-grade Thermal Energy Conversion(LTEC) is refocused as one of the renewable energy...In the new century, energy and environmental problems are becoming more critical, and the development of natural energy is desired. Low-grade Thermal Energy Conversion(LTEC) is refocused as one of the renewable energy methods. The usefulness of LTEC is expected using hot springs and waste heat. In the case of the Rankine cycle using ammonia as the working fluid, the thermal properties of the working fluid changes in the evaporator. The traditional evaluation method of heat exchanger performance is the LMTD(Logarithmic Mean Temperature Difference) method. On the other hand, the GMTD(Generalized Mean Temperature Difference) method allows the variation of thermal properties in the heat exchanger. The aim of this study is to compare the two methods for the calculation of temperature differences and the corresponding influence on the total performance of the Rankine cycle that is operated using ammonia as a working fluid. As a result, the thermal efficiency of the Rankine cycle is greater than that of the LMTD method. Moreover, the computable range of the GMTD calculation method is less than that of the LMTD calculation method.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2007CB206900)the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of Shandong Province(2008GJHZ20701)the Science and Technology Development Program of Shandong Province (2009GG2ZC07006)
文摘In the process of the design of heat exchangers,it is difficult to establish the factors governing the optimal points of the design objective functions due to the contradictions and uncertainties of the design objectives.The variation of fluid properties is one of the main factors causing this type of uncertainty.Conventional design methods have not completely solved these problems.In the present work,based on the logarithmic mean temperature difference,a new heat exchanger design method(called the segmented design method) is proposed which takes into account the variation of fluid properties with respect to the temperature.In this method,the whole heat exchanger is first divided into several segments.Then by applying the principle of the conservation of energy and taking into account the initial conditions as well as the connecting conditions of the adjacent segments,the inlet and outlet temperatures of each segment are determined.Finally,the application of the logarithmic mean temperature difference method on each segment defines the heat transfer area.
文摘In the new century, energy and environmental problems are becoming more critical, and the development of natural energy is desired. Low-grade Thermal Energy Conversion(LTEC) is refocused as one of the renewable energy methods. The usefulness of LTEC is expected using hot springs and waste heat. In the case of the Rankine cycle using ammonia as the working fluid, the thermal properties of the working fluid changes in the evaporator. The traditional evaluation method of heat exchanger performance is the LMTD(Logarithmic Mean Temperature Difference) method. On the other hand, the GMTD(Generalized Mean Temperature Difference) method allows the variation of thermal properties in the heat exchanger. The aim of this study is to compare the two methods for the calculation of temperature differences and the corresponding influence on the total performance of the Rankine cycle that is operated using ammonia as a working fluid. As a result, the thermal efficiency of the Rankine cycle is greater than that of the LMTD method. Moreover, the computable range of the GMTD calculation method is less than that of the LMTD calculation method.
