Energy and Environmental Effects of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger by Using Nanofluid as a Coolant^†

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The mixture of nanoparticles in a fluid can improve the h of the fluid. In this paper, the h of water, Al-water, Al₂O₃-water, Fe₃O₄-water and TiO₂-water nanofluids with 0.04 volume fraction of nanoparticles have been analytically calculated for a shell and tube heat exchanger. Moreover, the energy effectiveness and environmental effects have also been calculated for the above nanofluids. It is found that, the h of the above nanofluids were approximately 17, 14, 13, and 10% higher compared to pure water, respectively. Furthermore, energy effectiveness also improved by 31, 35, 41, and 37%, respectively. If all sectors could use nanofluids in their heat exchanger systems, then significant amounts of heat emission could be reduced all over the world. Therefore, nanofluid can be used as a coolant to improve the performance of the heat exchanger system.