Simulation by CFD of the Internal Baffles of the Condenser in a 300 L Heat Pump for Residential Water Heating with Refrigerants R717 and R744

Stalyn Oleas, Kevin Páez, Fernando Toapanta-Ramos, William Quitiaquez

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Abstract

This document compares the best alternatives regarding two working fluids and three operating conditions for a helical baffle in a shell and tube heat exchanger. It begins by investigating issues related to the study problem, validated by scientific documents, the most relevant properties of the working fluids and the material used (INOX 304) for the study are presented. The deductive analytical method used with the characteristics obtained shows how the heat transfer area increases as the angle of the baffle increases, the boundary conditions of the water are also detailed as: 10 ℃ at the entrance with a velocity of 0.8 m/s at a pressure of 25 psi evaluated in the Ansys Fluent software, determining that the best option for residential water heating is the use of refrigerant R744 with a 25° inclination for the helical baffle. The results show that under these parameters a better heat transfer is obtained reaching a temperature of 31.5 ℃.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligent Technologies
Subtitle of host publicationDesign and Applications for Society - Proceedings of CITIS 2022
EditorsVladimir Robles-Bykbaev, Josefa Mula, Gilberto Reynoso-Meza
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages191-203
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783031243264
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event8th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation for Society, CITIS 2022 - Guayaquil, Ecuador
Duration: 22 Jun 202224 Jun 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume607 LNNS
ISSN (Print)2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)2367-3389

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation for Society, CITIS 2022
Country/TerritoryEcuador
CityGuayaquil
Period22/06/2224/06/22

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors are especially grateful to the Research Group on Renewable Energies and Mechanical Implementation of SMEs of the Salesian Polytechnic University, Quito-Ecuador, and to the Student Branch of ASHRAE UPS Quito.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

  • Ammonia
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Heat exchanger
  • Helical baffles

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