Investigated Study and Optimization of a Heat Exchanger Using Ethylene Glycol-Based Nano Fluid

Abstract:

The role of Heat exchanger’s in the present scenario of Industries and production applications is growing in a rapid manner. Heat Exchanger types such as shell and tube, plate type, are the most used one at present. Heat Exchanger’s major problems are generally deposits of flowing mixture, increased pressure in the shell, efficient performance and poor design. To solve this issues regarding the heat exchanger we are willing to develop an optimised standard design of shell and tube heat exchanger. This design will enhance the previous results by the usage of base fluid water blended with ethylene glycol 16A. Considering the fluid flow through the heat exchanger with varying volume fraction from 0.40% to 1%. Based on the few of the previous results that could be enhanced with slight modification in the design of shell, we are analysing for an optimised valuation that could give similar effectiveness as expensive fluid that is 60% to & 70% with pressure under 1 bar and temperature limited up to 160 degree Celsius which is obtained in our optimised analysis. This design is maintained as the best possible valuation validated by a practical experiment which could feasibly be the solution for most of the problems and that can be used for long run usage.

• Periodical: Engineering Headway (Volume 41)
• Pages: 73-86
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-VDsd1t
• Online since: July 2026
• Authors: Potnuru Raj Sekhar*, K. Leela Kumar, Puli Habi Reddy, Thippabattini Vamsi, Tirumalaraju Sai Raju, Raghupatruni Shyam Charan
• Keywords: Heat Exchanger, Heat Flow, Heat Transfer, Thermal Conductivity, Volume Fraction

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