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Archives of Thermodynamics | 2025 | vol. 46 | No 2

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This work describes examples of the use of cryogenic lines and their designs, referring in detail to typical structural nodes found in cryogenic transfer lines. As a special case, multichannel cryogenic transfer lines are described, in which the process pipes are made of Invar. This has a significant impact on the number of internal supports and the method of thermal shrinkage compensation, which directly impact into reduced heat input during the transfer of cryogenic media. The second law of thermodynamics and the Gouy-Stodola theorem are discussed from the perspective of their application in optimizing and evaluating heat and mass transfer devices. The next part of the work presents the internal structure of the selected 250 m multichannel cryogenic transfer line. Several variants of the method of supporting process pipes have been presented and compared with the solution using Invar. For each solution, an entropy analysis was carried out in order to select the best design in terms of the entropy generated in the process pipes. From the examples presented, it is proven that entropy minimization method can be used for complex optimization of entire cryogenic distribution systems, as well as their indi-vidual components.
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Pawel Duda
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Maciej Chorowski
1
Ziemowit Malecha
1
Jarosław Poliński
1

  1. Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Stanisława Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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Atmospheric conditions, such as for example ambient temperature, may have the influence on temperature of a photovoltaic (PV) module. The greatest impact is exerted by solar radiation intensity, leading to an increase in the temperature of pho-tovoltaic cells. As the temperature of the module increases, the efficiency and thus the generated power decreases. The cooling systems capable of lowering the temperature of the module, thus improving its efficiency may be promising solu-tion to this problem. This paper presents the results of a study on the effect of water cooling of a photovoltaic module. The experiments were conducted in Poland using the test stand composed of two photovoltaic modules. One module was equipped with a water cooling system at its front surface while the second module was treated as the reference. Thanks to such a test setup design it was possible to study the influence of atmospheric conditions on the change of photovoltaic module temperature, power output and amount of energy generated by the cooled and reference module. Two cooling methods concerning the timing of cooling water flow activation/deactivation were investigated. The first method involved a fixed cooling time and intervals, while the second method adjusted the cooling water flow activation and deactivation time based on the surface temperature of the module. As a result of the conducted research, a maximum decrease of 17.6 K of photovoltaic module temperature and a maximum power increase of ca. 5%, using the cooling system, was achieved. Furthermore, a correlation between cooling efficiency and cloud cover was described, as well as a method for determining cooling water flow. It was found that better cooling results are obtained when employing a cooling activation and deacti-vation method based on temperature dependence.
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Weronika Janowicz
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Michał Pomorski
1
Piotr Kolasiński
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  1. Department of Thermodynamics and Renewable Sources of Energy, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Stanisława Wyspiańskiego 27, Wrocław 50-370, Poland
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Thermal conductivity and transition are the two stages of a closed loop pulsating heat pipe's operation. A device called a closed loop pulsating heat pipe transfers heat at various heat inputs. The thermal performance of the closed loop pulsating heat pipe is impacted by various types of modifications. Heat transfer characteristics of the closed loop pulsating heat pipe are to be ob-served using computational fluid dynamics analysis. The aim of this study is to improve the heat conductivity of the closed loop pulsating heat pipe with the changing filling ratio. This study presents the closed loop pulsating heat pipe modeling by using ANSYS Workbench. ANSYS Fluent is considered to model the above stated phenomenon and computational fluid dy-namics simulations are performed for different variations of temperature and filling ratio. The model is analyzed at 200W300W heat flux for 100400 iterations and the vaporized form is obtained. The temperature and iterations variations are the key parameters of the study. It is concluded that the temperature of the evaporator increased more at different levels of time as compared to the temperature of the condenser. In this analysis, by giving different heat inputs and evaporator sections, the heat flux in the condenser section is observed. It is concluded that the time and heat flux are the most affecting parameters in this study.
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Haider Ali
1
Muhammad Amjad
1
Muhammad Ishaq
1
Mohammed Marshad R. Alharbi
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Krzysztof Kędzia
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Ahmed Zubair Jan
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  1. Department of Mathematics, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Vehari 61100, Pakistan
  2. Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia
  3. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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District heating systems commonly utilize pre-insulated pipes arranged in either a parallel or TwinPipe configuration. This study compares the temperature distribution in the ground, as determined by a numerical 3D model, with experimental meas-urements conducted on a dedicated test setup. The analysis includes several district heating pipe variants (DN40, DN50 and DN65), and their counterparts in a single parallel pre-insulated system. The results obtained from laboratory experiments and numerical simulations show strong agreement, confirming the reliability of the proposed approach. The novelty of this work lies in the integration of experimental data and numerical simulations to improve the accuracy of heat loss estimations. The relative error between the computational and experimental models remains below 10%, ensuring high precision in the findings. The presented results provide valuable design insights for optimizing insulation thickness and pipe layout configurations in district heating networks. These findings contribute to the development of more efficient and sustainable thermal energy dis-tribution systems.
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Dariusz Jakubek
1
Marzena Nowak-Ocłoń
1
Petar Sabev Varbanov
2
Maciej Sułowicz
3
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  1. Energy Department, Cracow University of Technology, al. Jana Pawła II 37, Cracow, 31-864, Poland
  2. Sustainable Process Integration Lab, NETME Centre, Brno Univ. of Technology, Technická 2896/2, Brno, 616 69, Czech Republic
  3. Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, Cracow, 31–155, Poland
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The paper presents a concept of an innovative test stand for converting waste heat into electricity using wet steam. Two expanders will be tested, i.e. a rotary blower and a scroll compressor, which have been adapted for reverse cycle operation. The main objective of the stand is to verify experimentally the feasibility of the effective use of an innovative wet steam cycle for waste heat recovery. To verify the design assumptions, as well as the stand configuration and parameters, prelim-inary simulations were carried out in Ebsilon software. The solution innovation lies in using wet steam to enhance waste heat recovery. Wet steam is generated on the test stand by injecting water into saturated steam using a specially designed nozzle system. In this way, steam dryness can be controlled precisely and proper conditions are created for the expander operation. Saturated steam is generated in the boiler installed at the laboratory of the Department of Energy of the Cracow University of Technology. The test stand will enable the system operation and an assessment of the system’s potential applications. This will help to improve the energy efficiency of waste heat utilization and reduce emissions.
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Wiesław Zima
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Artur Cebula
1
Karol Morański
1
Jerzy Cisek
2

  1. Department of Energy, Cracow University of Technology, Al. Jana Pawła II 37, Cracow 31-864, Poland
  2. Mechanical Department, Cracow University of Technology, Al. Jana Pawła II 37, Cracow 31-864, Poland
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This study investigates the influence of chemical reactions, heat sources, and magnetohydrodynamic effects on the flow of hyperbolic tangent fluid over a nonlinear stretching sheet in a porous medium. Despite significant research on magnetohydro-dynamic flows, the combined effects of magnetohydrodynamics, chemical reactions and heat on hyperbolic tangent fluid flow in porous media have not been fully explored, especially under varying electromagnetic conditions. This gap is critical in applications such as geothermal energy extraction, petroleum recovery, polymer processing and cooling systems for electron-ics. The governing equations for mass, momentum, energy and species transport are transformed into a dimensionless system using similarity transformations and solved numerically using the implicit finite difference method with MATLAB’s ”bvp4c” solver. Key parameters, including magnetic field strength, porosity, chemical reaction rate and heat source/sink are analysed for their effects on velocity, temperature and concentration profiles. Notably, varying magnetic field strengths significantly influence flow characteristics, offering insights into the behaviour of hyperbolic tangent fluid under different electromagnetic conditions. Results of this study show that magnetohydrodynamic interactions, chemical processes and thermal effects signif-icantly affect the flow dynamics and heat transfer. Additionally, as the Darcy number increases and the permeability of the porous medium rises, so do the shear rates within the pores. This observation underscores the intricate relationship between the shear-thinning behaviour of heat transfer fluids and permeability, providing valuable insights for optimizing flow dynamics in porous media relevant to energy extraction and material processing applications.
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Srinivas Reddy Kallem
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Siva Reddy Sheri
1
Alfunsa Prathiba
2
Gollapalli Shankar
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  1. Department of Mathematics, GSS, GITAM (Deemed to Be University), Hyderabad, Telangana-502329, India
  2. Department of Mathematics, CVR College of Engineering, Telanagana-501510, India
  3. Department of Mathematics, B V Raju Institute of Technology, Narsapur, Medak, Telanagana-502313, India
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In this study, we investigate the potential impacts of the thermo-diffusion and diffusion-thermo effects on electro-osmotic flow of Maxwell nanofluid across the stretching sheet. Magnetic and electric field over Darcy-Forchheimer flow and chem-ical reaction are also included. This study is vital in areas such as microfluidics, medical applications, and thermal man-agement, where manipulating nanofluids under electromagnetic fields is essential. Through similarity transformation, the governing equations are turned into a collection of non-linear ordinary differential equations. The numerical results for the changed equations are obtained using the fifth order Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg technique with a shooting method. It has been established that if the Forchheimer number and electro-osmotic parameter increase, the velocity profile drops. As the dif-fusion-thermo effect grows so does the temperature profile. Similarly, the thermo-diffusion effect increases along with the concentration profile. The skin friction coefficient decreases by 10% and 23%, for the magnetic parameter increases from 0.4 to 2 and the Forchheimer number rises from 1 to 5, respectively. Additionally, with an increase in the Dufour number from 1.5 to 2, the Nusselt number decreases by 9%, while the Sherwood number increases by 33%. This research provides a more comprehensive analytical framework by integrating multiple physical effects such as Soret and Dufour effects, magnetic and electric fields, and porous media, thereby enhancing applications in microfluidic devices for precise fluid control, biomedical engineering for improved drug delivery and tissue engineering, thermal management for more efficient electronic cooling systems, environmental remediation for effective pollution control, and materials science for developing smart materials and nanocomposites.
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Amudhini M
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Poulomi De
1

  1. Department of Mathematics, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai-600127, Tamilnadu, India