Thermal Hydraulic Performance Assymetric Aero Foil Fin in Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger

Authors

  • Donny Nurmayady Research Centre for Nuclear Reactor Technology - BRIN
  • Mita Konstantin Binus University, The Joseph Wibowo Center (JWC)Jl. Hang Lekir I no. 6, Senayan Jakarta 10270, Indonesia
  • Khairul Handono Research Center for Nuclear Beam Analysis Technology, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia, Kawasan Sains dan Teknologi, BJ Habibie, Office Building No. 720, Tangerang Selatan Banten Indonesia15310
  • Arief Tris Yulianto Directorate for Policy Formulation of Research, Technology, and Innovation, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia, Gedung BJ Habibie, Jl. M.H. Thamrin Nomor 8 Jakarta Pusat – Indonesia10340
  • Erwin Nasrullah Research Center for Research Center for Energy Conversion and Conservation, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia, Kawasan Sains dan Teknologi, BJ Habibie, Office Building No. 720, Tangerang Selatan Banten Indonesia15310
  • Nurlaila Research Center for Nuclear Reactor Technology, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia, Kawasan Sains dan Teknologi, BJ Habibie, Office Building No. 720, Tangerang Selatan Banten Indonesia15310
  • Devita Nitiamijaya Directorate for Laboratory Management, Research Facilities, and Science and Technology Park
  • Jentik Meikayani Directorate for Laboratory Management, Research Facilities, and Science and Technology Park
  • Muhammad Zulham Kentji Faculty of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Institute Technology of PLN (IT-PLN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55981.tdm.2025.13639

Keywords:

printed circuit heat exchanger, aerofoil fin, carbondioxide, thermal-hydraulic, pressure drop, heat transfer rate

Abstract

Article history:
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Accepted: Align with development of advanced reactor in SMR design, required a compact heat exchanger. Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger (PCHE) is a compact heat exchanger which is the smallest dimmension in industrial heat exchanger. Many innovation design have been published regarding thermal hydraulic performance as well as architecture or structure in PCHE. This paper show comparation of airfoil fins shape. The purpose of this study is to compare thermal hydraulic performance between symmetric and asymmetric airfoil fins in Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger (PCHE) using three different gas, i.e. Nitrogen, Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen. We analyze one row 3-D airfoils and compare Nusselt number, pressure drop and heat transfer coefficient. Simulation has been done on finite element method using COMSOL software to demonstrate the structures, the heat transfer profile as well as thermal hydraulic numbers. Hence, we consult with literatures to analyse the best performance. Based on a recent result, asymmetrical aerofoil has about 23.38 % higher heat transfer rate and 19.67% lower pressure drop than Air Foil Fin (symmetrical aerofoil). It is concluded that asymmetric aerofoil using carbodioxide would provide the smallest physical dimension and the lowest pressure drop.

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Published

2026-04-01

How to Cite

Nurmayady, D., Konstantin, M., Handono, K., Yulianto, A. T., Nasrullah, E., Nurlaila, … Kentji, M. Z. (2026). Thermal Hydraulic Performance Assymetric Aero Foil Fin in Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger. Jurnal Teknologi Reaktor Nuklir Tri Dasa Mega, 27(2), 95–104. https://doi.org/10.55981.tdm.2025.13639

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2025): June 2025

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