Thermal-hydraulic optimization of plate heat exchanger: A multi-objective approach

BD Raja, RL Jhala, V Patel - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present work, thermal-hydraulic optimization of plate heat exchanger is investigated.
Maximization of overall heat transfer coefficient and minimization of total pressure drop …

Assessment of Al2O3 nanoparticles for the optimal operation of the flat plate solar collector

M Mirzaei, SMS Hosseini, AMM Kashkooli - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The current study deals with the experimental investigation of an Al 2 O 3/water nanofluid-
based flat plate solar collector, when the fluid temperature at the inlet of solar collector is …

Many-objective optimization of shell and tube heat exchanger

BD Raja, RL Jhala, V Patel - Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a rigorous investigation of many-objective (four-objective) optimization
of shell and tube heat exchangers. Many-objective optimization problem is formed by …

Multi-objective optimization of solar collector using water-based nanofluids with different types of nanoparticles

Z Hajabdollahi, H Hajabdollahi, KC Kim - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2020 - Springer
This study looks at the effects of different kinds of nanoparticles including AL 2 O 3, SiO 2,
and CuO on the design of a solar flat plate collector in different volumetric concentrations …

Reliability and reliability-based sensitivity analysis of shell and tube heat exchangers using Monte Carlo Simulation

H Azarkish, M Rashki - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present work, the reliability-based sensitivity analysis of a shell and tube heat
exchanger has been investigated. Four optimum heat exchanger layouts have been …

Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Using SnO2-Water and Ag-Water Nanofluids

SV Sridhar, R Karuppasamy… - Journal of …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this investigation, the performance of the shell and tube heat exchanger operated with tin
nanoparticles-water (SnO2-W) and silver nanoparticles-water (Ag-W) nanofluids was …

Numerical study of the effect of nanoparticles on thermoeconomic improvement of a solar flat plate collector

F Hajabdollahi, K Premnath - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The influence of the nanoparticle Al2O3 on the thermo-economic optimization of a solar flat
plate collector system at different mass flow rates of the working fluid is studied. In particular …

EFFECTS OF A MIXTURE OF CuO AND Al2O3 NANOPARTICLES ON THE THERMAL EFFICIENCY OF A FLAT PLATE SOLAR COLLECTOR AT DIFFERENT MASS …

ZO Hajabdollahi, M Mirzaei, KC Kim - Heat Transfer Research, 2019 - dl.begellhouse.com
This research experimentally investigates the effects of adding nanoparticles with a volume
fraction of 0.1% on the thermal efficiency of a flat plate solar collector at different mass flow …

[PDF][PDF] Thermal Performance Comparison of Parabolic trough collector (PTC) using various Nanofluids

A Shirole, M Wagh, V Kulkarni - International Journal of …, 2021 - researchgate.net
The objective of this paper is to investigate the theoretical performance of Parabolic Trough
Collector (PTC) using various nanofluids. The theoretical performances are calculated for …

Investigating the effect of stream reflux on optimum design of heat exchanger using Particle Swarm Algorithm

A Khoshbakht, H Hajabdollahi, MS Dehaj - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background A heat exchanger is a device that is used to transfer thermal energy between
two or more fluids, between a solid surface and a fluid at different temperatures in thermal …