Abstract
In the present study, numerical analysis of coiled tube heat exchanger used in J-T refrigerator is carried out. A computer code is developed to estimate the length of the heat exchanger by giving mass flow rate, diameter of tube and shell as input parameters. This code is verified against experimental data. Two different configurations are considered in this study viz., heat exchanger with wire fin wound around the inner tube of heat exchanger and without wirefin. Three different refrigerant mixtures are used to evaluate the performance of heat exchangers. The variations of temperature and heat transfer coefficient are brought out as result. Significant reduction in the length of heat exchanger is observed in all the cases. Mixture-1 causes 33% reduction in length of heat exchanger with wirefin. Similarly, for mixture-2 and mixture-3 the length is reduced by 15% and 30%. Additionally, heat transfer coefficient (HTC) values are also estimated for heat exchanger with wirefin and without wirefin. Considerable increase in HTC values is observed in the heat exchanger with wirefin.
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