Title: Extended exergo-economic performance evaluation criteria for enhanced heat transfer duct with constant wall heat flux

Authors: Shuang-Ying Wu; Si-Min Chen; Lan Xiao; You-Rong Li

Addresses: Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR China; College of Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR China ' Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR China; College of Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR China ' Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR China; College of Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR China ' Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR China; College of Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, PR China

Abstract: Comprehensive performance evaluation criteria for enhanced duct in comparison with smooth duct subjected to constant wall heat flux have been proposed under various design constraints. The net profit value (NPV) and the total cost value (TCV) have been derived from the perspectives of exergy recovery and exergy destruction respectively. By taking spirally corrugated duct as an example, the evaluation results reveal that the exergo-economic performance of enhanced duct is inconsistent from different perspectives under various design constraints and largely dependent on Reynolds number (Re_a) and dimensionless wall heat flux (N_q).

Keywords: enhanced duct; convective heat transfer; constant wall heat flux; exergoeconomics; design constraints; performance evaluation; net profit value; NPV; total cost value; TCV; exergy recovery; exergy destruction.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2012.049088

International Journal of Exergy, 2012 Vol.11 No.1, pp.89 - 111

Received: 16 Jul 2011
Accepted: 02 Dec 2011
Published online: 13 Sep 2012 *

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