Cross Flow Plate Fin Heat Exchanger Entropy Generation Minimization Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm

Mahmoodi, Mostafa ; Amini, Meysam ; Behzadian, Amin ; Karimipour, Arash;

In the present paper parallel particle swarm optimization algorithm is used for optimization of a cross flow plate fin heat exchanger with consideration of entropy generation. A total number of seven geometrical design parameters, namely, hot fluid length, cold fluid length, length of the fin, height of the fin, frequency of the fin, thickness of the fin, and number of layers of hot side, are considered as the optimization variables. The accuracy of the algorithm is verified via an applied example. After the verification the computer code is implemented for minimization of entropy generation in the plate fin heat exchanger.