Energy, exergy and environmental (3E) analysis of the existing CHP system in a petrochemical plant

G Ahmadi, D Toghraie, O Akbari - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper an existing combined heat and power (CHP) system in a Petrochemical Plant is
analyzed in terms of energy, exergy and environmental (3E) aspects. The system includes …

The numerical modeling of water/FMWCNT nanofluid flow and heat transfer in a backward-facing contracting channel

AAAA Alrashed, OA Akbari, A Heydari… - Physica B: Condensed …, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years, the study of rheological behavior and heat transfer of nanofluids in the
industrial equipment has become widespread among the researchers and their results have …

Effects of magnetic field on micro cross jet injection of dispersed nanoparticles in a microchannel

SA Bagherzadeh, E Jalali, MM Sarafraz… - International Journal of …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Water/Al2O3 nanofluid with volume fractions of 0, 0.3 and 0.06 was investigated
inside a rectangular microchannel. Jet injection of nanofluid was used to enhance the heat …

CFD analysis of thermal and hydrodynamic characteristics of hybrid nanofluid in a new designed sinusoidal double-layered microchannel heat sink

R Mashayekhi, E Khodabandeh, OA Akbari… - Journal of Thermal …, 2018 - Springer
In this study, laminar and steady flow of hybrid Al 2 O 3–Cu/water nanofluid is done for
volume fraction of solid nanoparticles 0–2% in a double-layered microchannel with …

Numerical study of turbulent nanofluid heat transfer in a tubular heat exchanger with twin twisted-tape inserts

R Hosseinnezhad, OA Akbari… - Journal of Thermal …, 2018 - Springer
In the present study, the turbulent flow of water/Al 2 O 3 nanofluid in a tubular heat
exchanger with two twisted-tape inserts has been numerically investigated in the three …

The effect of rib shape on the behavior of laminar flow of oil/MWCNT nanofluid in a rectangular microchannel

MR Gholami, OA Akbari, A Marzban, D Toghraie… - Journal of Thermal …, 2018 - Springer
In this research, the laminar and forced flow and heat transfer of oil/multi-walled carbon
nanotubes nanofluid in a microchannel have been numerically investigated. The studied …

LBM simulation of free convection in a nanofluid filled incinerator containing a hot block

MA Abbassi, MR Safaei, R Djebali, K Guedri… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study explores nanofluid magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) natural convection in
an incinerator shaped enclosure including a rectangular hot block situated on the bottom …

On the thermal performance of a fractal microchannel subjected to water and kerosene carbon nanotube nanofluid

Z Lyu, F Pourfattah, AAA Arani, A Asadi, LK Foong - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Using single layer microchannels accompanied by nanofluids is one of the most practical
solutions in thermal management of high power density devices. The main challenge in …

Effect mechanism of cooling delta aerodynamic field equalizing on the cooling characteristics of dry cooling tower

Y Zhao, Q Zhao, F Li, Q Liang, X Li, Y Chen - … Communications in Heat and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the key heat transfer components for large-scale natural draft dry cooling tower (NDDCT),
the cooling deltas perform poorly when subjected to ambient crosswinds, thus leading to the …

Multi-objective optimization of HRSG configurations on the steam power plant repowering specifications

SN Naserabad, A Mehrpanahi, G Ahmadi - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Repowering as a formerly-experienced method can be considered as a suitable solution in
raising the quantity and quality of generated electricity. The full repowering can provide …