Influence of mass concentration variations of double-wall carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) on the performance of shell and tube type heat exchanger with segmental baffle.

The experimental process carried out in this paper is to determine the convection heat transfer coefficient, overall heat transfer coefficient, and nanofluid heat transfer rate based on DWCNT (double-wall carbon nanotube) nanotubes applied to a shell and tube heat exchanger. The advantage of using DWCNT nanoparticles is the high thermal conductivity value. The volume fractions of nanoparticles were 0.1%, 0.3%, and 0.5% with the addition of PVP surfactant. Experimental tests were conducted to determine the heat transfer performance applied to a shell and tube type heat exchanger with upright baffles. This study aims to improve the heat transfer performance by utilizing nanofluids based on DWCNTs nanoparticles. As a result, using DWCNT nanofluids instead of base fluids increases the convective heat transfer coefficient values and overall heat transfer. The increase in the volume fraction of DWCNTs nanoparticles is also accompanied by an increase in the heat generated. The highest thermal conductivity was obtained by adding 0.5% volume of DWCNTs nanoparticles, which was 0.640 W/m.K. The highest heat transfer rate was produced by adding 0.5% volume fraction and 0.02% PVP with a result value of 70.191 W. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]