Heat transfer enhancement with nanofluids in plate heat exchangers: A comprehensive review

NS Pandya, H Shah, M Molana, AK Tiwari - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of nanofluids has dramatically increased from the past two decades.
Nanofluids have elegantly captivated the attention of researchers nowadays. At present …

A critical review on the effect of nanorefrigerant and nanolubricant on the performance of heat transfer cycles

R Kumar, DK Singh, S Chander - Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022 - Springer
Nowadays, nanorefrigerants have been focused across the globe to improve the heat
transfer characteristics of cooling units. Incorporating high thermal conductivity nanoparticles …

Investigation of hydrothermal behavior of Fe3O4-H2O nanofluid natural convection in a novel shape of porous cavity subjected to magnetic field dependent (MFD) …

M Molana, AS Dogonchi, T Armaghani… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel shape of cavity filled by Fe3O4-water nanofluids and porous media associated with
natural convection under a constant inclined magnetic field has been studied. A novel model …

Design of heat exchangers using falcon optimization algorithm

EH de Vasconcelos Segundo, VC Mariani… - Applied Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel metaheuristic optimizer based on the hunt behavior of falcons
called Falcon Optimization Algorithm (FOA). FOA is a robust and powerful stochastic …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive design and optimization of an offset strip-fin compact heat exchanger for energy recovery systems

MA Jamil, TS Goraya, AU Rehman, H Yaqoob… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy recovery in conventional thermal systems like power plants, refrigeration systems,
and air conditioning systems has enhanced their thermodynamic and economic …

Effectiveness of evolutionary algorithms for optimization of heat exchangers

R Khosravi, A Khosravi, S Nahavandi… - Energy conversion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper comprehensively investigates performance of evolutionary algorithms for design
optimization of shell and tube heat exchangers (STHX). Genetic algorithm (GA), firefly …

A different look at the effect of temperature on the nanofluids thermal conductivity: focus on the experimental-based models

M Molana, R Ghasemiasl, T Armaghani - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2021 - Springer
This paper takes a different look at the mathematical modeling of the effective thermal
conductivity of nanofluids. Most related published experimental-based mathematical models …

A critical review on numerical study of nanorefrigerant heat transfer enhancement

M Molana, H Wang - Powder technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanorefrigerants have attracted the attention of refrigeration scientists and engineers across
the globe during the last decade. They demonstrated some promising aspects like …

A novel single and multi-objective optimization approach based on Bees Algorithm Hybrid with Particle Swarm Optimization (BAHPSO): Application to thermal …

H Zarea, FM Kashkooli, M Soltani… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
As a novel hybrid optimization approach, the single and multi-objective BAHPSO are
investigated for thermal designing of the cross-flow plate fin heat exchanger (PFHE) under …

Thermodynamic optimization of three-fluid cross-flow heat exchanger using GA and PSO heuristics

KH Jyothiprakash, J Harshith, A Sharan… - Thermal Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Optimization technique for a three-fluid cross-flow plate-fin heat exchanger with offset strip
fins is developed, considering significant variables subjected to given constraints. The …