Numerical Study of the Unsteady State Cross Flow Heat Exchanger with Variable Fluid Parameters

Abstract

ABSTRACTA numerical model for the unsteady state cross flow heat exchanger withvariable fluid parameters is presented. The model contains many sophisticatedassumptions that always avoided in the traditional analyzing of cross flow heatexchanger like variation of fluid properties (density, viscosity, thermal conductivityand convection heat transfer coefficient) and three dimensions unsteady state. Thehydrodynamic properties for both fluids are taken as fluid temperatures dependence.The heat transfer from the hot fluid to the surrounding cold fluids, and the heatexchanged between the cold fluid and the surrounding hot fluids channels andsurrounding cold fluids ducts are taken in account. The air is used as cold fluid, whilethe water as hot fluid. A numerical analysis by using Finite difference method is usedto solve the governing equations for both hot and cold fluids. The results shows that atsmall values of dimensionless X-xis (X = ΔX - 3ΔX) (ΔX = 0.021625), the hot fluidtemperature decreases at a constant value of dimensionless Y-Axis (height). The hotand cold fluid temperature lines are curved and lower values of the temperature in theleft side (X = ΔX - 3ΔX) and higher values of the temperature in the right side (X =5ΔX - 8ΔX). The hot and cold overall effectiveness of the system increase withincrease number of the cold duct per pass (ncp).