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Entropy Minimisation and Structural Design for Industrial Heat Exchanger Optimisation
Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/43775 Entropy Minimisation and Structural Design for Industrial Heat Exchanger Optimisation Bello-Ochende, Tunde Meyer, Josua P. Koorts, Johannes Marthinus Entropy Generation Minimisation Optimisation Design Heat Exchanger Thermodynamics Constructal Design UCTD Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-07 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2015. In this dissertation, entropy generation minimisation techniques are used to numerically investigate the minimum entropy generation due to heat transfer and fluid friction in a number of different heat exchangers. Twenty-seven different industrial-types of heat exchangers with power ratings ranging between 100 and 800 kW were analyzed. This was done due to their large energy consumption and inefficiencies associated with their operation. Through numerical optimisation it was possible to conclude that the main variables that affected entropy generation were the steam inlet temperature, followed by the tube-side diameter for the given sample set. The main mechanism contributing to entropy generation was the effect of fluid friction, although this was only the case at smaller tube diameters. By using the principles of entropy generation minimization the entropy generated of each heat exchanger could be reduced by between 2% and 64%. By using the principles of the entropy generation minimisation technique, the optimal diameter could be determined that yielded results within 1% of the global minimum entropy generation. mi2026 Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering MEng Unrestricted SDG-07: Affordable and clean energy SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production 2015-02-23T12:15:28Z 2015-02-23T12:15:28Z 2015 2015 Dissertation Koorts, JM 2015, Entropy Minimisation and Structural Design for Industrial Heat Exchanger Optimisation, MEng Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43775> A2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43775 en © 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Entropy Generation Minimisation Optimisation Design Heat Exchanger Thermodynamics Constructal Design UCTD Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-07 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 Entropy Minimisation and Structural Design for Industrial Heat Exchanger Optimisation |
| title | Entropy Minimisation and Structural Design for Industrial Heat Exchanger Optimisation |
| title_full | Entropy Minimisation and Structural Design for Industrial Heat Exchanger Optimisation |
| title_fullStr | Entropy Minimisation and Structural Design for Industrial Heat Exchanger Optimisation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Entropy Minimisation and Structural Design for Industrial Heat Exchanger Optimisation |
| title_short | Entropy Minimisation and Structural Design for Industrial Heat Exchanger Optimisation |
| title_sort | entropy minimisation and structural design for industrial heat exchanger optimisation |
| topic | Entropy Generation Minimisation Optimisation Design Heat Exchanger Thermodynamics Constructal Design UCTD Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-07 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43775 |