INVESTIGATION OF THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF FINNED, WATER-PCM, DOUBLE TUBE HEAT RECOVERY

Authors

  • Mohammed H. Mahmoud Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Al-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad, Iraq Author
  • Maathe A.Theeb Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq Author
  • Ali S. Golam Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq Author

Keywords:

Waste heat recovery, Air–conditioner, Phase change material, ANSYS

Abstract

In this work, focus is taken on developing a waste heat recovery system for capturing potential of exhaust heat from an air conditioner unit to be reused later. This system has the ability to store heat in phase change material (PCM) and then release it to a discharge water system when required. To achieve this goal, a Finned, Water-PCM, Double tube (FWD) system has been developed and tested. Different profiles of fins attached to the (FWD) system have been investigated for increasing the thermal conductivity of the PCM. These include using Circular Finned, Water-PCM, Double tube (CFWD) system; Longitudinal Finned, Water-PCM, Double tube (LFWD) system; Spiral Finned, Water-PCM, Double tube (SFWD) system; as well as; Without Fins, Water-PCM, Double tube (WFWD) system. An experimental test rig that attached to an air-conditioner unit has been built to include 32 tubes of the FWD systems for both vertical and horizontal layouts during charging and water discharging processes. Transient 3-D, numerical simulations using (ANSYS Fluent14.0 software) have been developed to predict the thermal behavior for all types of FWD systems under investigation. 

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Published

2015-07-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2015): Journal of Engineering and Development

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INVESTIGATION OF THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF FINNED, WATER-PCM, DOUBLE TUBE HEAT RECOVERY. (2015). Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development, 19(4), 96-116. https://jeasd.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/jeasd/article/view/741

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