Effect of fouling on operational cost in pipe flow due to entropy generation

Ahmet Z. Sahin, Syed M. Zubair, Ahmed Z. Al-Garni, Ramazan Kahraman

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Abstract

The effect of fouling on thermodynamic performance can be evaluated by studying the increase of entropy generation rate due to fouling as compared to that for clean surface tubes. In this study, an attempt has been made to correlate the effect of fouling with entropy generation and related operational cost. In the model developed, fouling thickness and tube surface temperature are considered to be the main parameters. Numerical results of entropy generation and related operational cost due to both heat transfer and viscous friction under fouling conditions are presented and discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1485-1496
Number of pages12
JournalEnergy Conversion and Management
Volume41
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2000

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, for this work.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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