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Title Heat Transfer Analysis Of Shell-And-Helical-Coil Heat Exchangers
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Authors Morris, AE; Wei, CS; Unnthorsson, R; Dell, R
Title Heat Transfer Analysis Of Shell-And-Helical-Coil Heat Exchangers
Year 2017
Published
DOI
Abstract Since 2006, The Center for Innovation and Applied Technology (CIAT) at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art has been developing a system to use thermal pollution to heat the growth medium of green roofs. CIAT is researching various apparatus and techniques, including shell-and-tube and shell-and-coil heat exchangers, to improve its heated ground agricultural projects. There are limited recorded observations on shell-and-coil heat exchangers; therefore a laboratory work station was created of interchangeable components to test the efficiency of a variety of coil designs. This paper discusses the data collected on temperature, pressure, and flow rates for a straight tube and two different helical coils. The analysis of this data indicates the superiority of a helical coil design when compared to a straight tube design with respect to both rating and heat transfer rate. The same data analysis has lead to preliminary observations on how the contour properties of a helical coil influence the heat transfer rate through a coil. The authors intend to further this helical coil research to develop a useful mathematical model for determining efficient designs for shell-and-coil heat exchangers.
Author Keywords Heat exchanger; Helical coil; Heat transfer; Heated gardens; Cascade utilization
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S)
EID WOS:000400877900071
WoS Category Engineering, Mechanical
Research Area Engineering
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