Thermal Characteristics of Different Shaped Fin Protracted Heat Exchanger in Diesel Engine Exhaust using CFD

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Thermal Characteristics of Different Shaped Fin Protracted
Heat Exchanger in Diesel Engine Exhaust using CFD
Prof. Ranjeet Arya1, Rahul Ade2
1Assistant Professor, 2Research Scholar,
1,2Corporate Institute of Science and Technology, RGPV Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
ABSTRACT
The current presents looks at exhaust gases' potential to recover low-grade
waste-heat energy from internal combustion engines (ICEs). A Prolonged Fin
Counter Flow Heat Exchange (PFCHE)doubletubewasplanned,analyzed,and
supplied with water as working fluids to achieve this objective. The structure
of a double pipe, Protracted Fin Heat Exchanger (PFCHE), which performs a
simulation study, is derivedwithexactmeasurementsfromonebyRajeshRavi
et al. (2020) research scholar, and then different shapes of the fin profiles
were introduced in the designs suggested. The Fluent 17.0 is used for
numerical analysis. The CFD results showing that the PFCHE with triangular
fin outperforms the PFCHE with circular fin, and previous studies by Rajesh
Ravi et al. (2020) showing that the PFCHE with triangular fin outperformsthe
PFCHE with circular fin. When compared to the PFCHE with circular fin, the
PFCHE net heat transfer rate is 1.76 percent higher and 2.82 percent higher
than Rajesh Ravi et al. (2020) report.
KEYWORDS: Waste heat recovery, Heat exchanger, protracted fin, CFD, Heat
Transfer and Nusselt number
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I. INTRODUCTION
Systems solution plays an essential role to meet renewable
energy usage goals in the energy efficiency and effective use
of resources. Diesel engines are often called fuel-saving
engines and are used mostly in commercial vehicles,
locomotives, heavy construction machinery, ships and big
pick-ups, and in electricity generation for power plants and
solar plants. The diesel engines are the most preferred for
generating energy in small scales because of their easy
maintenance, high thermal efficiency and their decent
performance.
While about 30-45 percent of the fuel in ICE (internal
combustion engines) is transformed into useful operation,
the EGR (exhaust gas recirculation), exhaust gas and heat
loss remain unproductive. The gas wastes account for up to
40% of the thermal output, while the refrigeration device
and the friction loss account for the remainder of the power.
While about 30-45 percent of the fuel in ICE (internal
combustion engines) is transformed into useful operation,
the EGR (exhaust gas recirculation), exhaust gas and heat
loss remain unproductive. The gas wastes account for up to
40% of the thermal output, while the refrigeration device
and the friction loss account for the remainder of the power.
Figure 1 Loss of energy in ICEs (internal combustion engines)
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ICEs are given a clear priority by the fuel prices and the re-examinationofhigh emissionrequirementsworldwideandthe need
to maximize the efficacy of the heat energy produced and the volume of dangerous pollutants emitted by engines.
The new research projects have retrieved heat from the exhaust gas engine by means of creative measures. The technologies
used for the use of WHR engines include thermal electric generators, turbo blends, rankine cycles, organic rankine cycles, gas
Turbine cycles, gas exhaust recycling, auto-climate, and the set-up of six strokes.
II. LITERATURE REVIEW
Every phase in research and creation of the WHR requires a well-defined review and evaluation of scientific literature. A
systematic review of prior works is a first step in the analysis work. The analysis process includes specific records,
comprehensive surveys and tentative evaluations. This article summarized several researcharticlesreviewedbycolleaguesin
order to clarify several theories.
In order to quantify the exhaust waste heat available from a 60kW car engine, the experiment was performed by Shena
Hussain Rubaiyat (2010) and the configuration of the heat exchanger wasimproved bycomputersimulations.Theyusedtwo
thermal exchangers: one for saturated production and the other for superheated steam production. It has been found that at
least 18 percent extra power can be accomplished with the exhaust heat available from the diesel engine[1].
In traditional, two wheels and four wheelers, S. N Srinivasa et al. (2012) have tried to investigate different possibilities for
heat waste recovery methods. A modern hybrid engine design was also addressed in this sense. Three various methodologies
recover the heat energy in the exhaust gas[2].
Firstly, the waste heat energy is utilized to burn an additional amount of fuel.
The second stage, a thermoelectric generator producing electrical energy by utilizing the heat of exhaust gases.
The third stage energy recovery is done by coupling a compressor and an alternator.
Saidur et al.(2012) researched various technologies for heat recovery from the exhaust gas of IC motors and concluded that
waste heat can be extracted from the exhaust gas of IC engines with huge potential[3].
Mohd Noor (2013) developed waste heat recovery technologies and transforms them into usable energy like electricity. The
research focused on waste heat recovery strategies based on recent advances in the automotive industry. Future energy
recoveries, technical performances, and other factors that impact on deployment were analyzed[4].
MojtabaTahani (2014) analyzed the two separate Organic Rankine cycle configurations with the potential to recover
simultaneous waste gas heat and 12L diesel engine coolants:Maximizingthepowerproductionandthermal cycleperformance
were the key goals in the optimisation process [5].
The WHR from dual cycle power generation method studied by Miller EW et al. (2015). To optimize WHR the machine uses
the TEG and ORC technology. This is largely attributed to ORC, which results in the largest increaseintheamountof electricity.
Just a limited amount of energy generated by TEG can be used for parasite heat loss, i.e. for fans and power steering pumps[6].
A computational module for recovery of waste heat from exhaust gas in the engine was created by H.Teng et al. (2015). They
concluded, whenever ORC is mounted in the engine, its output in relation to the efficiency of the original engine was
improved[7].
In this analytical analysis, Marco Cavazzuti et al. (2015) simulated the finned concentrate pipes with the aid of a CFD heat
exchanger that was also optimized with the help of a downhill optimisation algorithm from Nelder and Mead simplilex. It has
been found that, by simply tuning few geometric parametern, the efficiency of the exchangers can be improved[8].
In this research, Amir Amini et al. (2017) documented and experimented with the heat pipe technique to increase the use of
PCMs for energy storage. When superior fining techniques were used on the side of the heat pipe condenser the research
findings for the heat transfer have improved[9].
The research aimed at identifying the best possible WHR solution in the FPSO "Floating production storage and deloading"
platform, Max Mauro L. Reis et al. (2018), to ensure the demand for heat energy is met. Furthermore, the study aimed at
increasing electricity generation through ORC in order to improve overall thermal efficiencyandminimizeCO2 emissions.The
study found that if ORC is deployed in the WHR system, the fuel consumption decreased on average to 22.5 percent plus the
CO2 emissions in the lifetime of the FPSO [10].
AkosRevesz et al. (2019) also suggested a new method of extracting waste heat from theUndergroundRailwaysinthisstudy
(URs). The study was completed after five separate experiments to builda framework ofdifferentgeometrical parameters.The
study findings showed that the operation of the UR tunnel on the adjacent vertical GHEs would have a major impact[11].
Cai et al. (2019), The study aimed to detect the effect of high bypass flow on the efficiency and architecture of the integrated
PFHE plate heat exchanger. This is wished for as a directive in a variety of areas for futurePFHEimplementations. Thefindings
of the analysis showed an improvement in the average heat transfer in simulation with thebypassflow,relativetotheplate-fin
heat exchanging unit that decreased by 19.1 percent comparedtothe experimental results,at10m/stheoverall differencewas
82.76 percent [12].
Rajesh Ravi et al. (2020), Examines the ability of exhaust gases to recycle energy from internal combustion engine (ICEs) to
generate low-quality waste heat. To do this, a dual pipe has been planned, studied, developed and experimented with binary
(water-ethanol) mixtures as work fluids by the Protracted Finned Counterflow Heat Exchanger (PFCHE). The theoretical
concept was finished and computer simulation of PFCHE was carried out in the current work as a first step. A optimistic
concept about the total performance of the heat recovery system has been found in laboratory research andempirical studies.

The heat transfer rate was also increased as the number of fins increased with their height, which further allowed the
performance of the heat regenerating system to be improved and the brake's thermal efficiencyincreasedfrom32%to39.6%.
When the turbines operated at 1 700 rpm to 3800 rpm, the built heat recoverysystem couldprovidea capacityof0.35kW-0.76
kW. Overall, the analysis concludes that in comparison with conventional, fine heat exchangers the operating fluid outlet
temperature, performance, heat transfer rate and overall thermal efficiency are improved by PFCHE [13].
Based on the literature analysis, the surplus heat energy in the exhaust gas is utilized by various kinds of heat exchangers and
organic rankine cycles. Earlier investigations have primarily concentratedonheatexhaustenergyextraction.Therehavebeen,
however, no studies related to the groundbreaking heat recovery heater exchanger and parallel decreasing emissions. This
involve the development of a new technical framework to boost the energy recoveryandexhaustpollution reductionsofdiesel
engines for the exhaust heat recovery interchanger.
III. GEOMETRY SETUP AND MODELLING
The present research investigates the ability of exhaust flow gasses in the internal combustion engines to recover low heat
waste energy (ICEs). For this reason, a double pipe with waterasworkingfluidshasbeen builtandanalysed,ProlongedFinnish
Counter flow (PFCHE).In this segment, the study establishes a CFD model for analyzing thermal transferpropertiesina double
tubing, Protracted Finned Heat ExchangerCounterflow(PFCHE).CFDanalysisconsistsofthreemajorsteps:(a)pre-processing,
(b) execution of solver. The first step involves the geometry of the desiredmodel andthecreationofmesh,whilethe resultsare
displayed in the final step, as planned. In the solver execution (middle) level, boundary conditions are fed into the model.
Figure 2 PFCHE model with fin (Rajesh Ravi et al., 2020)
The geometry of the double pipe, Protracted Finned CounterFlowHeatExchanger(PFCHE)usedinthesimulationanalysiswas
taken from one of the research scholar's Rajesh Ravi et al. (2020) with exact dimensions, and then separate fin profiles were
used in the proposed designs. In his work, the best PFCHE configuration, consisting of 12finsofeach30mmprotrusionheight,
achieved the lowest exhaust gas outlet temperature and the highest heat transfer rate. As a result, for the current analysis, 12
fins of 30mm protrusion height are considered. The model was created using the ANSYS (fluent) workbench 17.0 program.
In this study, new fin shapes in PFCHE are suggested, including circular and triangular shaped fins.
Figure 3 The PFCHE model has a circular fin shape (12fins of 30 mm fin height)
Figure 4 PFCHE model with a triangular fin (12fins of 30 mm fin height)
A three-dimensional discreet PFCHEmodel withfin wasbuiltinthepre-processorstageofANSYSFLUENTR17.0.Althoughgrid
type is related to the output of simulation, the whole structure is discretized in the finite volume of the tetrahedral grids of
Quad core such that PFCHE's thermal properties are reliably calculated with fine grids.

Table 1 Mesh details
The applied design Number of nodes and elements
PFCHE with fin (Rajesh Ravi et al. (2020)) 933784 and 876683
PFCHE with circular fin 1306383 and 1092769
PFCHE with triangular fin 700159 and 667908
To compute, the Fluent 17.0 program was used. A finite element method was used in experimentstodistinguishthegoverning
equations. The researchers used a simpler algorithm for this convective term, and the second order upwind method wasused
to relate pressure and velocity calculations. Turbulence was solved using a regulark-epsilonequationinconjunctionwithflow
and energy
Table 2 Thermodynamic Properties of working fluids
Input Parameters Symbols Hot fluid(Exhaust gas) Symbols Cold fluid(Water) Units
Inlet Temperature Thi 235 Tci 32 °C
Thermal conductivity Kh 0.0404 Kc 0.6 W/m-K
Specific heat capacity cph 1030 cpc 4182 J/kg-K
Viscosity(Absolute) µh 0.000027 µc 0.0006 N-s/m2
Density ph 0.696 pc 998 kg/m3
Mass flow rate mh 0.00934 mc 0.0054 kg/s
The discretized flow domain was configured with suitable boundary conditions. Inlets were assigned mass flow boundary
conditions, while outlets were assigned pressure outlet boundary conditions. The surfaces of the heat exchangers were
regarded as normal wall boundaries. The outer walls had insulated boundary conditions, while the inner walls had coupled-
thermal wall boundary conditions. Table 5.4 outlines the boundary conditions of heat exchanger operating fluids.
Table 3 Details of boundary conditions
Detail Boundary Type Value Remarks
Inlet-Exhaust
gas
Mass flow inlet 0.00934 kg/s Hydraulic diameter=0.06m and Turbulent intensity=3%
Inlet-Working
fluid
Mass flow inlet 0.0054 kg/s
Hydraulic diameter=0.025m and Turbulent
intensity=3%
Outlet Pressure outlet 0 Pa (gauge) 3% Turbulent intensity with Hydraulic diameter
Inner surfaces,
fin surfaces, etc.
Standard wall Coupled Coupled between solid and fluid
Outer surfaces Standard wall Heat flux=0 Insulated
IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
The aim of this section is to evaluate the thermal efficiency ofvariousproposedfindesignsinPFCHE.Variationsintemperature
and heat transfer are tested to study the efficiency of PFCHE with various shapes of fin subject to flow.
4.1. Validation of numerical computations
To validate the accuracy of developed numerical approach, comparison wasmadewiththework reportedinRajesh Ravietal.
(2020).The PFCHE geometry that used for validation of numerical computationswasconsideredto beassameasthegeometry
shown in Fig. 5.3.
Figure 5 At a braking power of 3.53 KW, the PFCHE pressure contour

Figure 6 at a braking power of 3.53 KW, the PFCHE temperature contour
Figure 7 at a braking power of 3.53 KW, the PFCHE velocity contour
Figure 8 at a braking power of 3.53 KW, the PFCHE Nusselt number
The values derived from CFD modeling for exhaustgasoutlettemperature,workingfluidoutlettemperature,heattransfer rate,
and Nusselt number were compared to the values obtained from Rajesh Ravi et al. (2020).
Table 4 indicates the temperature of the exhaust gas outlet calculated by CFD versus the values obtained from the
Rajesh Ravi et al. (2020) PFCHE analysis
S. No. Brake Power (KW)
Exhaust gas outlet Temperature (in K)
( Base Paper)
Exhaust gas outlet Temperature (in K)
(Present Study)
1. 0.8 415 413.45
2. 1.58 391 392.89
3. 2.34 378 377.21
4. 3.08 370 370.23
5. 3.53 368 369.39

Figure 9 The temperature of the exhaust gas outlet calculated on the CFD models as against the Rajesh Ravi et al.
(2020) values for PFCHE analysis
Table 5 indicates the net heat transfer performance of the CFD models against the Rajesh Ravi et al. (2020) PFCHE
Sample values
S. No. Brake Power (KW) (W)
Net heat transfer rate (in W)
( Base Paper)
Net heat transfer rate (in W)
(Present Study)
1. 0.8 580 575.67
2. 1.58 690 688.24
3. 2.34 870 866.81
4. 3.08 985 988.43
5. 3.53 992 993.24
Figure 10 CFD model net thermal transfer values as opposed to Rajesh Ravi et al. (2020) values of PFCHE analysis
The latter confirmation research states that exhaust gas exhaust temperature values and CFD net heat transfer rate are
identical to exhaust gas exhaust temperature values and the net heat transfer rate obtained from a basic journal. Here we can
say that the PFCHE model is valid with fin CFD.
4.2. PFCHE model simulated outcomes of triangular fin results
Figure 11 at a brake power of 1.58 KW, PFCHE with triangular fin temperature contour

Figure 14 at a brake power of 3.53 KW, PFCHE with triangular fin temperature contour.
4.3. Comparison of PFCHE with different fin designs
Table 6 Comparison of the values of Exhaust gas outlet temperature (K) for different fin designs
S .No. Brake Power (KW)
Exhaust gas outlet temperature (K)
PFCHE with fin (Base Paper) PFCHE with triangular fin PFCHE with circular fin
1. 1.58 391 369.38 383.84
2. 2.34 378 365.1 370.84
3. 3.08 370 360.53 365.2
4. 3.53 368 350.04 355.054
Figure 15 The temperatures of the exhaust gas outlet (K) for different fin designs are compared

Table 7 Comparison of the values of Nusselt number for different fin designs
Nusselt Number
1. 1.58 74.32 79.682 74.93
2. 2.34 77.26 84.382 77.84
3. 3.08 81.24 87.982 81.5
4. 3.53 85.01 90.26 83.37
Figure 16 Comparison of the values of Nusselt number for different fin designs
Table 8 A comparisons of the values of Net heat transfer rate for various fin designs
Net Heat Transfer rate (W)
1. 1.58 690 720.34 708.76
2. 2.34 870 902.65 892.81
3. 3.08 985 1015.54 998.41
4. 3.53 992 1020.98 1002.54
Figure 17.Net heat transfer rate values for various fin designs are compared.
V. CONCLUSIONS
The following results can be drawn from the CFD
observations.
According to the results of the study, the PFCHE with
triangular fin outperforms the PFCHE with circular fin
and previous work by Rajesh Ravi et al (2020).
In contrast, the net heat transfer rate of PFCHE with
triangular fin is 1.76 percent greater than that of PFCHE
with circular fin and 2.82 percent greater than that of
Rajesh Ravi et al (2020).
According to the computational results, the PFCHE
models with triangular fins hadthehighestheattransfer
rates of 1020.98 W.
In contrast, the exhaust gas temperature of the PFCHE
with triangular fin at the outlet is 350.04 K at 3.53 KW
brake capacity, while the circular fin has a temperature
of 355.054 K and the work recorded by RajeshRavietal.
(2020) has a temperature of 368 K.
In contrast, the Nusselt number of PFCHE with
triangular fin is 90.26 at 3.53 KW brakecapacity,whileit
is 83.37 with circular fin and 85.01 with work stated by
Rajesh Ravi et al. (2020).
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