Optimization of polymer tube-bundle heat exchangers using a genetic algorithm

Lingjun Meng, Anthony M. Jacobi

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

Tube-bundle heat exchangers are widely utilized in gas-togas and gas-to-liquid applications, and interest remains high in improving the efficiency of these heat exchangers. Due to excellent resistance to fouling and corrosion, polymer heat exchangers have been mainly applied under extreme working conditions, where such concerns are important. Recently, however, there has been interest in using polymer heat exchangers as a substitute for conventional metallic heat exchangers in more general applications. The present study explores the optimization of bare polymer tube-bundle (PTB) heat exchangers and determines the cost effectiveness of PTB heat exchangers through comparisons to conventional metallic heat exchangers using a Genetic Algorithm (GA). Most of heat exchanger optimization studies have focused mainly on the physics of the fluid flow or heat transfer enhancement, and a detailed analysis including geometry and cost is rare. The present study is distinguished from others by focusing on objective functions involving cost under volume constraints and undertaking geometry optimization with sensitivity analysis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAdvances in Aerospace Technology; Energy Water Nexus; Globalization of Engineering; Posters
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages621-631
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9780791854877
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011 - Denver, CO, United States
Duration: Nov 11 2011Nov 17 2011

Publication series

NameASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011
Volume1

Other

OtherASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver, CO
Period11/11/1111/17/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering

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