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Experimental and numerical analysis of a helical coil heat exchanger for domestic refrigerator and water heating.

Author(s) : MISSAOUI S., DRISS Z., BEN SLAMA R., CHAOUACHI B.

Type of article: IJR article

Summary

Helical condenser coiled tube is widely used in refrigeration machines for water heating due to its higher heat transfer, compact structure, high energy efficiency, ease of manufacture and arrangement. In addition, developing and optimizing the helical condenser coil designs are considered a sustainable solution for improving the performance of the system. Based on this vision, a particular difference of this study with other studies performed on similar researches is the influence of different shapes of condenser coil designs on heat transfer and temperature distribution during heating process. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is to improve the thermal performance of a helical coil by modifying the coil shape. Based on the results, the average heat transfer coefficient and average COP of variable pitch coil were increased by 36.48% and 16.17%, respectively, compared with normal coil. Moreover, the obtained results indicated that the water temperature, the water velocity, the heat transfer and the performance of the helical condenser with variable pitch coil were improved in comparison with that of normal coil. However, this investigation could provide some guidance to obtain the optimum coil structure of refrigeration machines for domestic hot water production.

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  • Original title: Experimental and numerical analysis of a helical coil heat exchanger for domestic refrigerator and water heating.
  • Record ID : 30029279
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 133
  • Publication date: 2022/01
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2021.10.015
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