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Table 2 Overview of modified parameters and variation range for hydraulic optimization

From: Net-exergetic, hydraulic and thermal optimization of coaxial heat exchangers using fixed flow conditions instead of fixed flow rates

Parameters

Unit

Reference case(st.)

Range/variation

Abbreviations

\({r}_{{i}}\)

[m]

[0.01:0.99]

 

\({\text{SDR}}\)

\([-]\)

11

6 7.4 9 11 13.6

 

17 21 26 33 41

 

flow type

\([-]\)

Turbulent

Laminar

 

Turbulent rough regime

 

\({Re}\)

\([-]\)

10000

1000

\(Re_{c,\text{lam}}\)

4000

\(Re_{c,\min}\)

100000

\(Re_{c,\max}\)

\({L}\)

[m]

20

5

\(L_{\min}\)

100

\(L_{\max}\)

\({r_a}\)

[m]

75

39

\(r_{a,\min}\)

240

\(r_{a,\max}\)

\({k}\)

\([-]\)

Plastic/steel

Steel/plastic

\(k_{\text{switch}}\)

Steel/steel

\(k_{\text{steel}}\)

(Inner pipe/outer pipe)

Plastic/plastic

\(k_{\text{plast}}\)