COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH IN ANALYTICAL DESIGN OF HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A GROUND COUPLED AIR CONDITIONER
| Author(s) | : | Prof. Sankalp K. Kulkarni, Prof Nitinchandra R. Patel |
| Institution | : | Department of Mechanical Engg, G H Patel College of Engg. and, Technology, V.V.Nagar, Gujarat, India |
| Published In | : | Vol. 2, Issue 5 — May 2015 |
| Page No. | : | 1377-1385 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
Ground-source heat exchanger (GSHE) is used as an all inclusive term for a variety of systems that use theground, ground water and surface water as a heat source and sink. In the present study, a simplified model is proposedto model the heat transfer fro m the underground buried heat exchanger pipes. In cooling system instead of air cooledcondenser this ground heat exchanger can be used to cool down the refrigerant more effectively and economically. Themodel simulates the heat transfer between the water flowing inside the buried pipes to the surrounding soil of the groundtaking into account the surface temperature of the ground, the thermal properties of the soil, the diameter of pipe, andthe different plant capacity. The model is used to predict the diameter, length of pipe for different plant capacity and thepossible different configurations. The Model also account for the pumping power required to circulate the water throughpipe. The results indicate that the change of the ground temperature from one location to another has a significant effecton the overall pipe length and the pump power requirement.
Prof. Sankalp K. Kulkarni, Prof Nitinchandra R. Patel, “COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH IN ANALYTICAL DESIGN OF HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A GROUND COUPLED AIR CONDITIONER”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 2, Issue 5, pp. 1377-1385, May 2015.
