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2nd International Conference on Sustainable Energy
and Resource Use in Food Chains
RCUK Centre for Sustainable Energy Use in Food Chains
Numerical modelling and performance maps of a
printed circuit heat exchanger for use as
recuperator in supercritical CO2 power cycles
Matteo Marchionni*, Lei Chai, Giuseppe Bianchi,
Savvas A.Tassou
Brunel University London, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, United Kingdom
Paphos, Cyprus 17-19 October 2018
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Presentation outline
• Overview on sCO2 heat to power systems
• 3D CFD model
• 1D CFD approach
• 1D/3D results comparison
• 630 kW PCHE calibration
• PCHE performance maps
• Conclusions and future work
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Why sCO2?
CompactnessLow
environmental impact
High efficiency
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sCO2 power cycles
+7%
+7% efficiency if coupled with an
ORC or other cascade systems
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sCO2 power cycles for WHR
High sCO2thermal stability
Reduced footprint and
costs
Reduced water
consumptions
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Heat exchangers in sCO2 systems • Harsh operating conditions
• High temperature gradients
• Intense thermal duties
• Key components
Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger (PCHE)
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3D CFD model
• 3D CFD model of a PCHE elementary heat
transfer unit developed in ANSYS FLUENT
• Periodic and symmetry boundary conditions
• standard k-ε turbulence model
• SIMPLEC algorithm to couple the pressure
and velocity field
• Buoyancy and entrance effect are
considered
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1D modelling procedure
• The channel are discretized along
the flow direction
• Geometrical features of the
channel cross-section are set
• Dittus-Boelter heat transfer
correlation
• Colebrook equation
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Simulation setup
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• Geometrical features of the PCHE
elementary unit are defined
• Identical boundary conditions are set
• Channel surface roughness neglected
• Material thermophysical properties as
function of its temperature
• Reduced computational effort
• NIST Refprop dll for the calculation of
the CO2 thermophysical properties
Geometrical features and materials of the test case
Wetted parameter [mm] 5.14
Hydraulic diameter [mm] 1.22
Cross-sectional area [mm2] 1.57
Length [mm] 272.00
Plate thickness [mm] 1.63
Surface roughness Neglected
Material Stainless steel 316L
Simulation setups
Boundary conditions Cold side Hot side
Mass flux [kg/(sm2)] 509.3
Inlet temperature [°C] 100 400
Outlet pressure [bar] 150 75
1D 3D
Spatial discretization [mm] 6.8
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1D/3D comparison
• Temperatures and pressures in several sections of the cold and hot channel match
• The heat transfer coefficient predictions of the two models present an offset, which is mainly due to the
different calculation procedures adopted
• The 1D modelling approach cannot predict the thermal entrance effect in the PCHE channels
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1D model calibration of a 630 kW PCHE
630 kW PCHE characteristics
Channel geometry
Wetted parameter [mm] 5.14
Hydraulic diameter [mm] 1.22
Cross-sectional area [mm2] 1.57
Length [mm] 1012
Type Straight
PCHE properties
Material Stainless steel 316L
Channel surface roughness Neglected
Channel discretization length [mm] 25.3
Number of channels per row 54
Number of rows 42
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Calibration results
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Design (1) Off-design #1 (2) Off-design #2 (3) Off-design #3 (4) Off-design #4 (5)
mass flow rate [kg/s] 2.06 1.57 2.09 2.09 2.62
cs temp in [°C] 72.9 72.9 875 62.0 72.9
60
90
120
150
180
210
0 1 2 3 4 5
Pre
ssu
re d
rop
[kP
a]
Case
60
120
180
240
300
0 1 2 3 4 5
Te
mp
era
ture
[°C
]
Case
400
500
600
700
800
0 1 2 3 4 5
He
at lo
ad
[kW
]
Case
The highest error of 5.7% is shown for the pressure drop on the cold side in the 4th off-design case
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Performance maps1.57 kg/s (75% of the design case) 2.06 kg/s (design point) 2.62 kg/s (125% of the design case)
• A reduction of the cold side inlet pressure increments the thermal power exchanged by the PCHE
• The thermal power exchanged rises accordingly to the hot side inlet temperature
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Overall heat transfer coefficient1.57 kg/s (75% of the design case) 2.06 kg/s (design point) 2.62 kg/s (125% of the design case)
• The increase of the sCO2 mass flow rate, the hot side inlet temperature and the cold side inlet pressure
have a beneficial effect on the overall heat transfer coefficient
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Effectiveness1.57 kg/s (75% of the design case) 2.06 kg/s (design point) 2.62 kg/s (125% of the design case)
• An increased mass flow rate and inlet pressure of the cold side negatively affect the effectiveness of the
PCHE
• A rise of the effectiveness can be observed when the inlet temperature of the hot side is incremented
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Pressure drops1.57 kg/s (75% of the design case) 2.06 kg/s (design point) 2.62 kg/s (125% of the design case)
• An increment of the hot side inlet temperature and the working fluid mass flow rate cause higher pressure
losses across the heat exchanger
• On the contrary, an increase of the cold side inlet pressure is beneficial for the reduction of the PCHE
overall pressure drop
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Conclusions
• A 1D modelling procedure has been herein presented, the approach validated by
means of a 3D CFD model of a PCHE heat transfer elementary unit
• A 630 kW PCHE, which will be used in the sCO2 test rig at BUL, has been modelled
• Performance maps of the heat exchanger have been reported as a function of the
working fluid mass flow rate, the hot side inlet temperature and the cold side inlet
pressure
• The results shown that several trade-off must be considered when selecting the
main cycle thermodynamic parameters
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Future work
• Integration of the PCHE model developed in the
sCO2 power unit dynamic model
• Experimental validation of the modelling approach
through the test rig currently under construction at
Brunel University London
RECUPERATOR
waste heat recovery
station
compressor turbine
gas cooler
generator
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Acknowledgements
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No. 680599