FACULTY OF MECHANICAL & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

Group Assignment
BDA 31003 FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
SEM 2 2019/2020

Heat Exchanger is a mechanical device that is used to transfer heat between two or more fluids at different
temperatures usually separated by heat transfer surface (tubular, flat plate or fins). Figure (1) shows a
tubular counter flow heat exchanger.

Figure (1): Tubular Heat Exchanger

As a mechanical engineer, you are requested to propose one design of heat exchanger (Design 1) and then
improve your design and propose another design that is more efficient than the previous one (Design 2).
Based on your Finite Element Analysis results, you are also expected to make a suggestion to improve the
heat flow rates and the overall heat transfer coefficient.

Note:

a. Select your heat exchanger’s parameters (size, fluid type , flow rate, number of tubes) depends on
your selected application.
b. This assignment trains students in real engineering involving:
 Importing CAD drawing and meshing
 Manipulating meshing to convert to 3D model from 2D
 Requires comprehension in 2D and 3D heat transfer analysis
 Requires understanding that changing heat exchanger’s parameters will create different
heat flow rate and heat transfer coefficient.
 Comprehension in heat transfer and understanding the parameters involved in the
analysis
 Thinking how to improve the design based on analytical data
c. Your group assignment report will be marked based on the marking scheme below:
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Marking Scheme:

This group assignment will contribute 20% to the course overall marks (10% for PLO2 and 10% for PLO4).
It will be assessed based on the following criteria:

Rubric for PLO2 (Modern Tool Usage) and PLO4 (Investigation) Assessment
Criteria / Marks
CLO-PLO 1 2 3 4 5
Introduction / Contain 1 of the Contain 2 of the Contain 3 of the Contain 4 of the Contain all of the
CLO3-PLO4 following: following: following: following: following:
1. Problem 1. Problem 1. Problem 1. Problem 1. Problem
descriptions, descriptions, descriptions, descriptions, descriptions,
2. Objective, 2. Objective, 2. Objective, 2. Objective, 2. Objective,
3. Scope, 3. Scope, 3. Scope, 3. Scope, 3. Scope,
4. Limitation of 4. Limitation of 4. Limitation of 4. Limitation of 4. Limitation of
LISA, LISA, LISA, LISA, LISA,
5. Expected 5. Expected 5. Expected 5. Expected 5. Expected
results results results results results
Finite Element Correct at least 1 Correct at least 2 Correct at least 3 Correct at least 4 Correct all of
Analysis of of of of of 1) Type of
Original 1) Type of 1) Type of 1) Type of 1) Type of Analysis;
Design 1 Analysis; Analysis; Analysis; Analysis; 2) Material
(Thermal 2) Material 2) Material 2) Material 2) Material Properties;
Analysis) / Properties; Properties; Properties; Properties; 3) Geometrical
CLO2-PLO2 3) Geometrical 3) Geometrical 3) Geometrical 3) Geometrical Dimensions;
Dimensions; Dimensions; Dimensions; Dimensions; 4) Element and
4) Element and 4) Element and 4) Element and 4) Element and Meshing;
Meshing; Meshing; Meshing; Meshing; 5) Constraints
5) Constraints 5) Constraints 5) Constraints 5) Constraints and Loads
and Loads and Loads and Loads and Loads
Results Correct at least 1 Correct at least 2 Correct at least 3 Correct at least 4 Correct all of
Analysis, of of of of 1) Thermal Data,
Evaluation and 1) Thermal Data, 1) Thermal Data, 1) Thermal Data, 1) Thermal Data, 2) Deflection
Suggestion for 2) Deflection 2) Deflection 2) Deflection 2) Deflection Data,
Improvement / Data, Data, Data, Data, 3) Tables and
CLO3-PLO4 3) Tables and 3) Tables and 3) Tables and 3) Tables and Figures
Figures Figures Figures Figures 4) Possible
4) Possible 4) Possible 4) Possible 4) Possible Failure Location,
Failure Location, Failure Location, Failure Location, Failure Location, 5) Suggestion for
5) Suggestion for 5) Suggestion for 5) Suggestion for 5) Suggestion for improvement
improvement improvement improvement improvement (pros and cons)
(pros and cons) (pros and cons) (pros and cons) (pros and cons)
Finite Element Correct at least 1 Correct at least 2 Correct at least 3 Correct at least 4 Correct all of
Analysis of of of of of 1) Type of
Improved 1) Type of 1) Type of 1) Type of 1) Type of Analysis;
Design 2 Analysis; Analysis; Analysis; Analysis; 2) Material
(Thermal 2) Material 2) Material 2) Material 2) Material Properties;
Analysis) / Properties; Properties; Properties; Properties; 3) Geometrical
CLO2-PLO2 3) Geometrical 3) Geometrical 3) Geometrical 3) Geometrical Dimensions;
Dimensions; Dimensions; Dimensions; Dimensions; 4) Element and
4) Element and 4) Element and 4) Element and 4) Element and Meshing;
Meshing; Meshing; Meshing; Meshing;

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5) Constraints 5) Constraints 5) Constraints 5) Constraints 5) Constraints

and Loads and Loads and Loads and Loads and Loads

Comparison, Correct at least 1 Correct at least 2 Correct at least 3 Correct at least 4 Correct all of
Optimization of of of of 1) Comparison of
and Discussion 1) Comparison of 1) Comparison of 1) Comparison of 1) Comparison of Data and
/ CLO3-PLO4 Data and Data and Data and Data and Figures;
Figures; Figures; Figures; Figures; 2) Result
2) Result 2) Result 2) Result 2) Result Interpretation;
Interpretation; Interpretation; Interpretation; Interpretation; 3) Design
3) Design 3) Design 3) Design 3) Design Limitations;
Limitations; Limitations; Limitations; Limitations; 4) Safety and
4) Safety and 4) Safety and 4) Safety and 4) Safety and Economical
Economical Economical Economical Economical Aspects,
Aspects, Aspects, Aspects, Aspects, 5)Possible
5)Possible 5)Possible 5)Possible 5)Possible Further
Further Further Further Further Improvements
Improvements Improvements Improvements Improvements
Overall Contain 1 of the Contain 2 of the Contain 3 of the Contain 4 of the Contain all of the
Conclusion and following: following: following: following: following:
References / 1. Answer the 1. Answer the 1. Answer the 1. Answer the 1. Answer the
CLO3-PLO4 objectives, objectives, objectives, objectives, objectives,
2. Meet 2. Meet 2. Meet 2. Meet 2. Meet
expected results, expected results, expected results, expected results, expected results,
3. Summary of 3. Summary of 3. Summary of 3. Summary of 3. Summary of
results, results, results, results, results,
4. Summary of 4. Summary of 4. Summary of 4. Summary of 4. Summary of
discussion, discussion, discussion, discussion, discussion,
5. References 5. References 5. References 5. References 5. References

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