TY - JOUR
TI - Parametric study and optimization of cast Al-Si alloy heat exchanger using Taguchi method
AU - Jiao Jian
AU - Zhao Qinxin
AU - Wang Yungang
AU - Deng Shifeng
AU - Shao Huaishuang
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2024
VL - 28
IS - 2
SP - 971
EP - 985
PT - Article
AB - A 3-D numerical model of staggered pin fin array in cast Al-Si alloy heat ex-changer was established. For further structural optimization, seven geometric parameters were studied by Taguchi method, including diameter, width, transverse spacing, longitudinal spacing, offset distance, slit length, and row number. The 32 cases with different geometric parameters were simulated numerically. The heat transfer characteristics, flow resistance characteristics, and overall performance were fully discussed. The diameter and transverse spacing have important influence on heat transfer characteristics, and the structural parameters that affect the resistance characteristics are diameter, longitudinal spacing and slit length. Then analysis of variance shows that diameter and transverse spacing have greater effects on the overall performance than other five parameters. At last, the optimized structure of staggered pin fin array was obtained, and j/f1/3 increased by 1% to 3% for volume flow rate in the range from 0.03 to 0.11 m3/s.