Development of Polymer Heat Exchangers : Selected Publications

Li, Z., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S.C., “Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Shaped Polymer Tubes: Fin Analysis,” ASME J. of Heat Transfer, 126, 2, 211-218, 2004.

Li, Z., Mantell, S., and Davidson, J.H., “Mechanical Analysis of Streamlined Tubes with Nonuniform Wall Thickness for Heat Exchangers”, To appear Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, August 2004.

Papers that specifically address solar applications or behavior of candidate heat exchanger materials in water:

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., and Jorgensen, G., “Status of the Development of Polymeric Solar Water Heating Systems,” in Advances in Solar Energy, D.Y. Goswami, ed., American Solar Energy Society, Vol. 15, pp. 149-186, 2002.

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H. and Mantell, S.C., “Analysis of Polymer Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heating: A Case Study,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 122, 2, pp. 84-91, 2000.

Raman, R., Mantell, S.C., Davidson, J.H., and G. Jorgensen, “A Review of Polymer Materials for Solar Water Heating Systems,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 122, 2, pp. 92-100, 2000

Arora, S., Davidson, J.H., Burch, J., and Mantell, S.C., “The Thermal Penalty of an Immersed Heat Exchanger in Integral Collector Storage Systems,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 123, pp. 180-186, 2001. (Best Paper)

Wu, C., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “A Method for Measuring the Creep Behavior of Pressurized Polymer Tubing,” Experimental Mechanics, 41, 4, pp. 368-374, 2001.

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., Kulacki, F.A., Liu, W., and Wu, C., “Mechanical and Thermal Performance of Polymer Heat Exchangers for Solar Hot Water,” Heat Transfer 2002, Proceedings of the 12th International Heat Transfer Conference, pp. 357-362, 2002.

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., Kulacki, F.A., and Mantell, S.C., “Natural Convection from a Horizontal Tube Heat Exchanger Immersed in a Tilted Enclosure,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 125, 1, pp. 67-75, 2003.

Wu, C., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “Polymers for Domestic Solar Hot Water: Long-term Performance of PB and Nylon 6,6 Tubing in Hot Water,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 126, 1, 581-586, 2004.

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., and Kulacki, F.A., “Natural Convection from a Tube Bundle in a Thin Inclined Enclosure,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 126, 2, 702-709, 2004.

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., and Kulacki, F.A., “Thermal Characterization of Prototypical ICS Systems with Immersed Heat Exchangers,” To appear ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, Feb. 2005.

Wang, Y., Davidson, J.H., and Francis, L., “Scaling in Polymer Tubes and Interpretation for Their Use in Solar Water Heating Systems,” To appear in ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, Feb 2005.

Kearney, M., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S., “Polymeric Absorbers for Flat Plate Collectors: Can Venting Provide Adequate Overheat Protection?”, To appear ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, May 2005.

Mantell, S., Davidson, J., Freeman, A., “Mechanical Performance of Polymer Tubes Intended for Use in Solar Heat Exchangers,” Submitted to Solar Energy, August 2004.