Prince Muhammad Bin Fahd University

College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Department

Lab Report # 6
Experiment Title: Cross flow heat exchanger (Radiator-Fan)

Course Title: Mechanical Engineering Lab-1

Course Code: MEEN-4301
Section: 102
Instructor: Faizan Ahmed

Student Name Student ID

Bandar Alotaibi 201700686
Bandar Balhareth 201203026
Mohammed AlQadi 201600872
Ali Aldhawi 201402581
Date of Submission:17 March, 2021
 Table of Contents

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1. Abstract

2. Objectives

3. Introduction

4. Experiment Apparatus and Discussion

5. Experiment Procedure

6. Results

7. Discussion

8. Conclusion

9. Safety Notes

List of Figures

Sr. # Figures Page #

1. Heat Exchanger Apparatus

2. Heat Exchanger Diagram

3. Figure 3: Device Schematics

List of Tables

Sr. # Tables Page #

1. Components of Heat Exchanger

2. Components of Radiator Fan Heat Exchanger

3 Measured Data

1. Abstract:
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 This experiment is performed to study the effect of flow of the liquid, in the

heat exchanger, on the heat transfer and develop a relationship between them. In the end,

we will calculate Reynold’s number of that particular fluid.

2. Objectives:

The objective of the experiment is as follow:

 Influence of flow in the heat transfer.

 Calculation of the Reynold’s Number

3. Introduction:

The equipment in which heat transfer occurs between two fluids through a

separating wall are known as Heat Exchangers. These type of phenomena related devices

are used majorly in refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, chemical processing and

energy generation.

In our experiment, we have used the EDIBON cross flow heat exchanger for

our specific objective because it allows us to study heat transfer between flow of hot

water and flow of air circulating in orthogonal direction with respect to each other, so

that hot and cold flow cross each other.

A simple example of heat exchanger is the device of radiator in car in which

air on the surface of radiator is use to coll down the hot liquid inside the radiator by heat

transferring.

4. Experiment Apparatus and Discussions:

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 Figure # 1: Heat Exchanger Apparatus

The above figure gives the idea of complete setup of Base unit which includes following

components.

1 Stainless Steel Tank which heats the fluid of the hot circuit
2 Pressure regulator
3 Hot circuit centrifugal pump
4 Hot circuit regulation valve
5 Cold water regulator valve
6 cold water sensor
7 Hot water sensor
8 Passing ball valves
9 Cold water circuit ball valves
Table#1: Components of Heat Exhanger

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 Figure # 2 Cross Flow Heat Exchanger

10 Fan

11 Radiator

12 Ball valve of hot water

13 Hot water inlet temperature sensor

14 Hot water outlet temperature sensor

15 Air inlet temperature sensor

16 Air outlet temperature sensor

17 Air velocity sensor

Table#2: Components of Radiator Fan Heat Exchanger

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5. Experiment Procedure:

Figure 3: Device Schematics

STEPS:

1. Check that the hot water valves of the base unit are open V-1 and V-6 and valves V7

and V-8 of the exchanger are also open.

2. Check that the heating tank is filled with water above the level switch.

3. Switch on the pump and the heating element also known as unit supply.

4. Set the tank temperature at 58.6 ºC (ST16).

5. Set the hot water flow to 2.1 liter/min approximately (SC1).

6. Start the fan and adjust the desired flow of air (expressed as velocity) until stationary

operating conditions are reached, keeping constant the temperature fixed in the tank.

7. Write down the temperature and flow measurement on the experimental sheet.

8. Reduce the hot water flow to 0.0 l/min approx., keeping the air flow constant. At the

same time the same mean temperature in the hot water must be obtained (so that the

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 physical properties of the hot water do not change during the practical exercise). For

that purpose, the power of the heating element of the tank must be reduced and

calculate the average of temperature T1 and T2 (T m =¿ T 1 +T 2 ¿), until reaching a value as

h
2

close as possible to the previous test.

9. When the system is stabilized, write down the temperature and flow

measures on the experiment sheet.

10. Repeat steps 8 and 9 for hot water flows of 1.5 l/min and 1.1 l/min.

11. Calculate the heat transferred by the hot fluid, the heat gained by the cold fluid and

the losses. Determine the log mean temperature difference and the overall heat

transfer coefficient. Obtain the velocity of the hot and cold fluids and Reynolds

number.

6. Results:

TEST 1 TEST 2 TEST 3

ST – 16 (°C) 58.6 59.4 59.7

ST – 1 (°C) 49.1 50.4 51.0
ST – 2 (°C) 40.4 39.7 37.8
ST - 3 (°C) 20.4 20.4 20.6
ST – 4 (°C) 39.7 38.1 34.9
Tmh=(ST1+ST2)/2 44.75 45.05 44.4
SC1 ( l/min ) 2.1 1.5 1.1
SC2 ( l/min ) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Velocity (m/s) 3.5 3.5 3.5
Tlm ( C ) 7.54 9.69 11.70
Uh (m/s) 0.31 0.22 0.16
ℜDh 4428 3143 2286

Turbulent Transient Laminar

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 Table # 3: Measured Data

Equations Used

ρuD
ℜD =
μ

Being

  Fluid density (kg/m3) : value taken from tables

u  mean velocity of the fluid in the cross section of the tube (m/s)

D  inner tube diameter (m)

  Dynamic viscosity of the fluid (kg/m s)

7. Discussion:

Under turbulent flow conditions, the increase in heat transfer rate is more

significant than that under laminar flow conditions. The turbulent effects become a

dominant factor over secondary flow at higher Reynolds number. We performed 3 tests

based on different hot water flows and we found out that with the increase in water flow

there was an increase in the heat transfer rate at high Reynold’s number. Lower values of

Log mean temperature difference tells that heat transfer is more significant in turbulent

flow and less significant in laminar flow.

Laminar Transitional Turbulent

Water Flow 2.1 1.5 1.1
Range < 2300 2300 – 4000 >4000

8. Conclusions:

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 As shown in the table above, we can easily see that in Test 1 as we set the

water flow as 2.1 l/min and we got maximum heat transfer at the corresponding

Reynold’s number of 4428 which turns out to be a turbulent. Similarly, at flow rate of 1.5

l/min we got Reynold’s number of 3143 which is in transitional phase and heat transfer is

in between the laminar and turbulent flow. In the last, water flow was set to 1.1 l/min and

Reynold number is calculated to be as 2286 which shows that flow is laminar and least

heat transfer occurs and maximum loss occurs in this flow.

9. Safety Notes:

- AVOID ANY CONTACT WITH THE HEATING TANK BECAUSE

TEMPERATURES OVER 70 ºC MAY BE REACHED.

- Do not open the purge valve in the heating tank while the tank is full.

- Fill the water tank above the level switch.

- Do not remove the tank cover while performing the practical exercises.

- Check the correct positions of the valves before starting a practical exercise.

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