Date of Award
2011
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
Keywords
Mechanical Engineering.
Supervisor
Fartaj, Amir (Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
In the present work, second law analysis has been used for a steady-state cross flow microchannel heat exchanger (MCHX). This type of heat exchangers has been known for its higher heat transfer coefficient and higher area per volume ratio. Therefore, broad range studies are being carried out to optimize its performance and minimize its inefficiencies. In the current study, entropy generation and exergy loss have been employed to investigate a multiport serpentine slab MCHX with ethylene glycol-water and air as the working fluids. Conservation of energy and the increase in entropy principles were used to create a mathematical model that uses different parameters such as heat capacity rate ratio, fluids inlet temperatures, effectiveness and pressure drop for obtaining entropy generation. Results were found on the basis of the behaviour of the dimensionless entropy generation number with the key parameters. A good agreement between the predicted and the measured results was found.
Recommended Citation
Al-Obaidi, Serena, "Second Law Analysis of a Multiport Serpentine Microchannel Heat Exchanger" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 170.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/170