LEARNING THE SOFTWARE: MATLAB

MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a numerical computing environment and matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages, including C, C++, Java, and Fortran. For the optimization of the geometrical and optical parameters of the shell and tube heat exchanger, the need is to learn a software which can plot graphs between various parameters or variables and can show their effect on the working of the Heat Exchanger. MATLAB provides one of the best platform to do so. It can plot the graphs between the function and data. The various data collected through research and experiments conducted can be analysed can and easily be worked upon after obtaining the graphs and can be compared and optimised. It may also be used for the purpose of simulation i.e. the effect of changing the parameters in real world can be analysed approximately through this software. The act of simulating something first requires that a model be developed; this model represents the key characteristics or behaviours / functions of the selected physical or abstract system or process. The model represents the system itself, whereas the simulation represents the operation of the system over time. As per the requirement, this report informs about the basics learned in the MATLAB and does not involve the mathematical modelling of the SNT heat exchanger. For the purpose of explanation an example has been shown below obtained from the research paper done by HASSAN HAJABDOLLAHI e.t.al published by Taylor & Francis on 19jan12 on Exergetic Optimization of Shelland-Tube Heat Exchangers Using NSGA-II. They studied impact of parameters such as exergy efficiency and cost on the performance of the shell and tube heat exchanger. They performed a case study on an oil cooler shell-and-tube heat recovery heat exchanger in the Sarcheshmeh cupper production power plant located in the south of Kerman city. The goals in this study were to maximize exergy efficiency (minimize exergy destruction) while minimizing the total cost. The mathematical equations obtained after complete mathematical modelling and which relates the three (i.e. exergy effiency, exergy destruction, and the cost) are as follows:

Where , 0.7654<ex<0.9249

Also, 12.19<ED<37.45(kW). The plots of the two relations have been shown below:

FIG: PLOT OF EXERGY EFFICIENCY vs TOTAL COST USING MATLAB

FIG: PLOT OF EXERGY EFFICIENCY vs TOTAL COST USING MATLAB