DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CONDENSER USING 3D MODELING SOFTWARE

A. Harsha Vardhan Reddy, G.Rajasekhar Reddy, G.Phanindra, K. Vijay Kumar

Abstract: Refrigeration systems have condenser that removes unwanted heat from the refrigerant and transfers that heat outdoors. The primary component of a condenser is typically the condenser coil, through which the refrigerant flows. Since, the condenser coil contains refrigerant that absorbs heat from the surrounding air, the refrigerant temperature must be higher than the air. In this thesis heat transfer by convection in refrigeration by varying the condenser length are determined by CFD and thermal analysis. The assessment is out on an air-cooled tube condenser of a vapour compression cycle for refrigeration system. The materials considered for tubes are Copper and Aluminum alloys. The refrigerants varied will be R 12. CFD analysis is done to determine temperature distribution and heat transfer rates by varying the refrigerants. Heat transfer analysis is done on the condenser to evaluate the better material. 3D modeling is done in CREO and analysis is done in ANSYS.

Keywords: CREO, ANSYS, CFD, FEA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2018.0704002