Effects of a friction reducing surfactant on the performance of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6106710

Choi, U S; Tran, T N ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (USA) Purdue Univ., Hammond, IN (USA). Dept. of Engineereing

The performance of a commercial shell-and-tube heat exchanger with aqueous surfactant solutions has been investigated. The tests were run in the Argonne pilot-scale DHC system simulator using cationic surfactant Kemamine EX-300 at 1000 and 2000 wppM in deionized water, with operating temperature ranging between 79.4{degree}C and 97.8{degree}C. The pressure drop and heat transfer performance of the heat exchanger with the surfactant solutions was compared with that for pure water. The present work suggests that, because the unique pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics of the surfactant solution, it is possible to achieve no heat transfer reduction in the heat exchanger while a significant friction reduction can be achieved in the transmission pipe line. The results of the present work should be useful in the optimal design of heat exchangers for operation with surfactant enriched water. 4 refs., 5 figs.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6106710
• Report Number(s): ANL/CP-72534; CONF-9104191--1; ON: DE91008836
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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