Experimental and numerical analysis of flow and heat transfer characteristics of EGR cooler in diesel engine

• Main Authors: Hoseini, S. S., G., Najafi, Ghobadian, Barat, Yusaf, Talal, R., Mamat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2018
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23548/1/Experimental%20and%20numerical%20analysis%20of%20flow%20and%20heat%20transfer%20characteristics.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23548/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.05.058; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.05.058

In this study, the heat transfer characteristics of three types of EGR coolers, such as Shell and tube-type EGR cooler (6 mm), Shell and tube-type EGR cooler (8 mm), and stack type-EGR cooler, were numerically investigated. The accuracy of predictions was verified by experimental results. A maximum difference between the numerical result and the experimental result for heat transfer efficiency of 9.22% was obtained. The results showed that the heat transfer efficiency of stack type-EGR cooler is higher of 36.6% and 27.7% than Shell and tube-type EGR cooler (6 mm) and Shell and tube-type EGR cooler (8 mm) was higher respectively. The results showed by increasing the mass flow rate, the heat transfer efficiency in the stack type-EGR cooler almost remain constant. When the stack type-EGR cooler is used, the heat transfer coefficient and Nusselt number improve significantly compared to the Shell and tube-type EGR cooler (6 mm) and Shell and tube-type EGR cooler (8 mm).