PERANCANGAN DAN PREDIKSI NUMERIS UNJUK KERJA ALAT PENUKAR KALOR SHELL AND TUBE UNTUK THERMOACOUSTIC ENGINE
Bagas Wicaksana Adi, Ir. Joko Waluyo, M.T., Ph.D., IPM., ASEAN Eng., APEC Eng.
2025 | Skripsi | TEKNIK MESIN
Utilizing waste heat from diesel engine exhaust gas is a potential step toward enhancing energy efficiency. This Waste heat can be harnessed as a thermal energy source for a thermoacoustic engine, which is capable of converting heat into electrical energy. However, utilizing waste heat as a heat source requires an external heat exchanger so that the waste heat from the exhaust gas can be used without contamination from the exhaust gas on the Hot Heat Exchanger (HHX) side of the thermoacoustic engine. One commonly used type of waste heat exchanger is the shell and tube type.
In this thesis, the design of an external heat exchanger of the shell-and-tube type for the thermoacoustic engine is carried out. This design follows the Bell-Delaware method which includes several stages: preliminary design, thermal calculations, mechanical calculations, and pressure drop calculations. After the design process is completed, performance prediction is performed using HTRI Xchanger Suite software and numerical prediction is performed using CFD. The results of the design calculations using the Bell-Delaware method, performance prediction from HTRI Xchanger Suite and numerical prediction CFD are then compared. This comparison included aspects such as heat transfer rate, tube outlet temperature, shell outlet temperature, tube pressure drop, shell pressure drop, total heat transfer coefficient, and effectiveness.
The result of the design of the AEL-type shell and tube heat exchanger features 6 segmental baffles has a shell specification with 6-inch pipes and 26 tubes with a length of 850 mm in a 90° square layout. The comparison of the design results with the performance prediction from the HTRI and the numerical prediction from CFD shows minor differences in energy-related aspects, with the maximum differences of 10,79 Watts in heat transfer rate, 0,30°C in tube outlet temperature, and 4,62°C in shell outlet temperature. However, significant differences are obtained in pressure drop with the maximum differences of 97,52 Pa on the tube side and 129,59 Pa on the shell side. On the other hand, thermal performance aspects such as overall heat transfer coefficient and effectiveness show insignificant differences with the maximum differences of 1,51 W/m.K and 0,003, respectively.
Kata Kunci : Waste Heat, Thermoacoustic Engine, Alat Penukar Kalor, Prediksi Numeris