Solution Heat Exchanger

Report date
Oct 27, 2021 5:44:05 PM

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Contents
1. Global Definitions................................................................................................................................
1.1. Parameters 1...............................................................................................................................................................
2. Component 1........................................................................................................................................
2.1. Definitions....................................................................................................................................................................
2.2. Geometry 1..................................................................................................................................................................
2.3. Materials.......................................................................................................................................................................
2.4. Heat Transfer...............................................................................................................................................................
2.5. Laminar Flow...............................................................................................................................................................
2.6. Multiphysics.................................................................................................................................................................
2.7. Mesh 1...........................................................................................................................................................................
3. Study 1..................................................................................................................................................
3.1. Stationary.....................................................................................................................................................................
4. Results...................................................................................................................................................
4.1. Data Sets.......................................................................................................................................................................
4.2. Derived Values............................................................................................................................................................
4.3. Tables.............................................................................................................................................................................
4.4. Plot Groups..................................................................................................................................................................

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Global Definitions
Aug 27, 2021 6:08:18
Date
PM

GLOBAL SETTINGS
Name Solution Heat Exchanger 2.mph
C:\Users\Raihan Haidar\Documents\Master\Thesis\COMSOL\Solution
Path
HeatExchanger\Solution Heat Exchanger 2.mph
COMSOL version COMSOL 5.2a (Build: 262)

USED PRODUCTS
COMSOL
Multiphysics
CFD Module

1.1 PARAMETERS 1
PARAMETERS
Name Expression Value Description
T_weakinlet 32.72[degC] 305.87 K Temperature Inlet Weak Solution
T_stronginlet 89.36[degC] 362.51 K Temperature Inlet Strong Solution
mdot_weakinlet 0.05[kg/s] 0.05 kg/s Mass Flow Rate inlet weak solution
mdot_stronginlet 0.04543[kg/s] 0.04543 kg/s Mass Flow Rate inlet strong solution

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Component 1

1.2 DEFINITIONS

1.2.1 Component Couplings

Average on upper channel walls

Coupling type Average

Operator
aveop1
name

1.2.2 Selections

Upper Inlets

Selection type
Explicit

Selection
Boundaries 41, 48, 55, 62,
69

Lower Inlets

Selection type
Explicit

Selection
Boundaries 8, 14, 20, 26,
32

Upper Outlets

Selection type
Explicit

Selection
Boundaries 44, 51, 58, 65,
72

Lower Outlets

Selection type
Explicit

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 Selection
Boundaries 77–81

Symmetry

Selection type
Explicit

Selection
Boundaries 3, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 43, 46, 50, 53, 57, 60, 64, 67, 71, 74

Outlets

Selection type
Union

Selection
Boundaries 44, 51, 58, 65, 72, 77–81

1.2.3 Coordinate Systems

Boundary System 1

Coordinate system
Boundary system
type
Tag sys1

1.3 GEOMETRY 1

Geometry 1

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 UNITS
Length unit mm
Angular unit deg

1.4 MATERIALS

1.4.1 Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

SELECTION
Geometric entity
Domain
level
Selection Domains 1–2

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1.4.2 Water/LiBr Weak Solution (Point 2)

Water/LiBr Weak Solution (Point 2)

SELECTION
Geometric entity
Domain
level
Selection Domains 3–7

1.4.3 Water/LiBr Strong Solution (Point 4)

Water/LiBr Strong Solution (Point 4)

SELECTION

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 Geometric entity
Domain
level
Selection Domains 8–12

1.5 HEAT TRANSFER

Heat Transfer

EQUATIONS

FEATURES
Solid 1
Fluid 1
Initial Values 1
Thermal Insulation 1
Temperature Inlet Strong Solution
Outflow 1 : Strong Solution
Temperature Inlet Weak Solution
Outflow 2 : Weak Solution
Symmetry 1

1.5.1 Solid 1
EQUATIONS

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1.5.2 Fluid 1
EQUATIONS

1.5.3 Thermal Insulation 1

EQUATIONS

1.5.4 Temperature Inlet Strong Solution

EQUATIONS

1.5.5 Outflow 1 : Strong Solution

EQUATIONS

1.5.6 Temperature Inlet Weak Solution

EQUATIONS

1.5.7 Outflow 2 : Weak Solution

EQUATIONS

1.5.8 Symmetry 1
EQUATIONS

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1.6 LAMINAR FLOW

Laminar Flow

EQUATIONS

FEATURES
Fluid Properties 1
Initial Values 1
Wall 1
Inlet Strong Solution
Inlet Weak Solution
Outlet Strong Solution
Outlet Weak Solution
Symmetry 1

1.6.1 Fluid Properties 1

EQUATIONS

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1.6.2 Wall 1
EQUATIONS

1.6.3 Inlet Strong Solution

EQUATIONS

1.6.4 Inlet Weak Solution

EQUATIONS

1.6.5 Outlet Strong Solution

EQUATIONS

1.6.6 Outlet Weak Solution

EQUATIONS

1.6.7 Symmetry 1
EQUATIONS

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1.7 MULTIPHYSICS

1.7.1 Non-Isothermal Flow 1

Non-Isothermal Flow 1

1.8 MESH 1

Mesh 1

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Study 1
COMPUTATION INFORMATION
Computation time 2 min 24 s
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H CPU @ 2.60GHz,
CPU
6 cores
Operating system Windows 10

1.9 STATIONARY
STUDY SETTINGS
Description Value
Include geometric
Off
nonlinearity

PHYSICS AND VARIABLES SELECTION

Physics interface Discretization
Heat Transfer (ht) physics
Laminar Flow
physics
(spf)

MESH SELECTION
Geometry Mesh
Geometry 1
mesh1
(geom1)

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Results

1.10 DATA SETS

1.10.1 Study 1/Solution 1

SOLUTION
Description Value
Solution Solution 1
Component Save Point Geometry 1

Data set: Study 1/Solution 1

1.10.2 Exterior Walls

DATA
Description Value
Study 1/Solution
Data set
1

PARAMETERIZATION
Description Value
x- and y-
Surface parameters
axes

1.10.3 Outlets
DATA

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 Description Value
Study 1/Solution
Data set
1

PARAMETERIZATION
Description Value
x- and y-
Surface parameters
axes

1.11 DERIVED VALUES

1.11.1 Maximum Pressure Drop

SELECTION
Geometric entity
Boundary
level
Selection Boundaries 1–81

DATA
Description Value
Study 1/Solution
Data set
1

EXPRESSIONS
Expressio
Unit Description
n
p Pa Pressure Drop

OUTPUT
Evaluated
Maximum Pressure Drop
in

1.11.2 Heat Transfer Coefficient

DATA
Description Value
Study 1/Solution
Data set
1

EXPRESSIONS
Expression Unit Description
aveop1(ht.ntflux)/(T_stronginlet-T_weakinlet) W/(m^2*K) Heat Transfer Coefficient

OUTPUT
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 Evaluated
Heat Transfer Coefficient
in

1.12 TABLES

1.12.1 Maximum Pressure Drop

Maximum Pressure Drop (p)

MAXIMUM PRESSURE DROP

Pressure (Pa)
0.022064

1.12.2 Heat Transfer Coefficient

Heat Transfer Coefficient (aveop1(ht.ntflux)/(T_stronginlet-T_weakinlet))

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT

Heat Transfer Coefficient (W/(m^2*K))
1.4165

1.13 PLOT GROUPS

1.13.1 Temperature (ht)

Surface: Temperature (K)

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1.13.2 Isothermal Contours (ht)

Isosurface: Temperature (K) Surface: Temperature (K)

1.13.3 Velocity (spf)

Surface: Velocity magnitude (mm/s)

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1.13.4 Pressure (spf)

Contour: Pressure (Pa)

1.13.5 Outlet Temperature

Surface: Temperature (K)

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