摘要
The objective of the present study is to develop an optimized heat pipe exchanger used to improve the energy efficiency in building ventilation systems. The optimized design is based on a validated model used inside a numerical plan built on a design of experiments statistical procedure. The numerical model, built using the open-source package OpenFOAM, is validated through experimental measurements done on a small scale heat pipe industrial exchanger. The results from the open source model are also compared to the numerical predictions obtained from a commercial code. Modelling results show good agreement with experiment measurements, thus showing the great potential of the model as a tool for heat pipe engineering design. The results are analysed in terms of efficiency for different configurations.
摘要译文
本研究的目标是开发用于改善在建筑物的通风系统的能量效率优化的热管热交换器。优化的设计是基于内部建立在实验设计的统计程序的数值计划中使用的验证模型。该数值模型，利用开源包OpenFOAM建成，通过小规模的热管换热器产业做实验测量验证。从开源模式的结果相比也从商业代码获得的数值预测。模拟结果表明与实验测量结果吻合，从而显示出该模型作为热管的工程设计工具的巨大潜力。结果在效率进行不同的配置来分析。
Brahim Selma; Martin Désilets; Pierre Proulx. Optimization of an industrial heat exchanger using an open-source CFD code[J]. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2014,69(1-2): 241-250