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Date of Award
2018
Document Type
Campus Access Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Administrative Home Department
Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor 1
Amitabh Narain
Committee Member 1
V. C. Rao Komaravolu
Committee Member 2
Sunil S. Mehandale
Abstract
The objective of the current work is to gain understanding of the Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs), specifically the solid/serrated finned tubes used in the economizer section of the HRSG and aid the experiments conducted through mathematical modelling and give economic/environmental context to the whole project. A clear explanation of the formulas used by the industry to calculate the performance of a staggered tube bundle in HRVG has been given and the formulas have been converted into metric system to simplify & adhere to current academic/international standards. The results from the experiments have been validated using the current correlations as the standard. Finally, a new design application, called Heat Recovery Vapor Generator (HRVG), which uses a refrigerant instead of water is proposed, to have a faster path to market. The economic, environmental, and performance advantages have been presented for a better understanding of the potential of this new design.
Recommended Citation
Vojini, Amit Dev, "INNOVATIVE FIN-TUBES FOR A STANDARD STAGGERED BUNDLE FAMILY LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN AIR-SIDE THERMAL AND PRESSURE-DROP RESISTANCES FOR A POPULAR HEAT-EXCHANGER – MODELING AND ANALYSIS IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS DEPLOYMENT ADVANTAGES IN THE ENERGY-SECTOR", Campus Access Master's Thesis, Michigan Technological University, 2018.