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Geometrical modifications of the anchor impeller to enhance the overall performances in stirred tanks

Ameur Houari, Kamla Youcef

Instal

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2020

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nr 6

42--45

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The performance of modified anchor impellers in stirred tanks is investigated. The classical anchor impeller is taken as a reference, then the upper part of the blade arm is curved at different degrees (α). Three geometrical configurations are explored, namely: α = 0° (which corresponds to the standard shape of anchor impellers), 45°, and 90°. The study is achieved numerically by using a finite volume method based CFD tool. The case of highly viscous Newtonian fluids under laminar flow conditions is considered. From the obtained results, the newly modified anchor impeller has allowed an enhancement in the axial circulation of liquid and a reduction in power requirements. The curved blade with 90° yielded a decrease in power number by about 2.5%, compared to the classical anchor impeller.

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W pracy przebadano działanie zmodyfikowanych mieszadeł kotwicowych w zbiornikach z mieszaniem. Jako element referencyjny przyjęto klasyczne mieszadło kotwicowe, w którym górną część ramienia łopatki zakrzywiono pod różnym kątem (α). Przebadano trzy konfiguracje geometryczne, a mianowicie: α = 0° (co odpowiada standardowemu kształtowi mieszadła kotwicowego), 45° i 90°. Badania realizowano numerycznie przy użyciu metody objętości skończonych CFD. Rozważany przypadek dotyczy wysoko lepkich płynów newtonowskich w warunkach przepływu laminarnego. Na podstawie uzyskanych wyników zmodyfikowane mieszadło kotwicowe umożliwiło zwiększenie osiowej cyrkulacji cieczy i zmniejszenie zapotrzebowania na moc. Zakrzywiona łopatka o kącie 90° spowodowała spadek liczby mocy o około 2,5% w porównaniu z klasycznym mieszadłem kotwicowym.

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Effect of some parameters on the thermohydraulic characteristics of a channel heat exchanger with corrugated walls

Ameur Houari, Sahel Djamel

Journal of Mechanical and Energy Engineering

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2019

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Vol. 3, No 1

53--60

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The present work is a numerical modeling of the flow of a viscous fluid provided with convective heat transfer in a rectangular channel. We focus on the influence of the shape of corrugations which are present on the channel walls. Three shapes of corrugations are studied and which are: the rectangular, triangular and semi-circular shape. Also, effects of the height and number of corrugations on the fluid dynamics and thermal characteristics of the exchanger are highlighted. The working fluid is non-Newtonian (having a shear thinning behavior modeled by the Otswald law). The obtained results reveal that the presence of corrugations yields a major change in the heat exchange execution. In terms of superiority of heat transfer ratio, the cases under investigation can be classified as follows: rectangular > triangular > semi-circular. However and in terms of low pressure drop, this ranking is reversed. Furthermore, the triangular and semicircular shapes were found to have almost similar effects.

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A new correlation for predicting the hydrothermal characteristics over flat tube banks

Sahel Djamel, Ameur Houari, Boudaoud Warda

Journal of Mechanical and Energy Engineering

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2019

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Vol. 3, No 3

273--280

EN

The flat tubes are necessary apparatus to design the modern heat exchangers. In this context, a CFD (computational fluid dynamics) study has been achieved to explore the influence of the flat tube size on the heat transfer characteristics in cross-flow over flat tube banks. The calculations are performed with the help of the computer software (Fluent) which is based on the finite volume method to solve the continuity, momentum and energy equations. The numerical investigations are achieved for laminar flow (Reynolds numbers changing from 50 to 800), two dimensional flows and incompressible fluids. Some predicted results are compared with available experimental data of the literature and a satisfactory agreement is observed. The obtained results show a decrease in the heat transfer coefficient with increased size of the flat tube. A new valuable empirical correlation is suggested for the prediction of heat transfer coefficients over a flat tube bank. The proposed correlation may be useful for engineers to predict the heat transfer rates in such devices without requirements of experimental measurements.