scholarly journals Plate heat exchanger design software for industrial and educational applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 439-449
Author(s):  
Nikola Zlatkovic ◽  
Divna Majstorovic ◽  
Mirjana Kijevcanin ◽  
Emila Zivkovic
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Plate Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Transfer Area ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Plate Heat ◽  
Two Fluids ◽  
Heat Exchanger Design ◽  
Educational Applications

Plate heat exchanger is a type of heat exchanger that uses corrugated metal plates to transfer heat between two fluids. The plate corrugations are designed to achieve turbulence across the entire heat transfer area thus producing the highest possible heat transfer coefficients while allowing close temperature approaches. Subsequently, this leads to a smaller heat transfer area, smaller units and in some cases, fewer heat exchangers. In this work, an application for thermal and hydraulic computations of plate heat exchangers had been developed using Sharp Develop, an open source programming platform. During the development process, several literature methods and correlations for calculation of heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop in a plate heat exchanger have been tested and the selected four methods: Martin, VDI, Kumar and Coulson and Richardson have been incorporated into the software. The structure of the software is visually presented through several windows: a window for inserting input data, windows for showing the results of computation by each of the methods, a window for showing comparative analysis of the most important computation results obtained by all of the used methods and a help window for demonstrating the working principle of plate heat exchanger.

A comprehensive survey on utilization of hybrid nanofluid in plate heat exchanger with various number of plates

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faraz Afshari ◽  
Azim Doğuş Tuncer ◽  
Adnan Sözen ◽  
Halil Ibrahim Variyenli ◽  
Ataollah Khanlari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Plate Heat Exchanger ◽  
Single Type ◽  
Hybrid Nanofluid ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Plate Heat ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Using suspended nanoparticles in the base fluid is known as one of the most efficient ways for heat transfer augmentation and improving the thermal efficiency of various heat exchangers. Different types of nanofluids are available and used in different applications. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of using hybrid nanofluid and number of plates on the performance of plate heat exchanger. In this study, TiO2/water single nanofluid and TiO2-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid with 1% particle weight ratio have been used to prepare hybrid nanofluid to use in plate type heat exchangers with three various number of plates including 8, 12 and 16. Design/methodology/approach The experiments have been conducted with the aim of examining the impact of plates number and used nanofluids on heat transfer enhancement. The performance tests have been done at 40°C, 45°C, 50°C and 55°C set outlet temperatures and in five various Reynolds numbers between 1,600 and 3,800. Also, numerical simulation has been applied to verify the heat and flow behavior inside the heat exchangers. Findings The results indicated that using both nanofluids raised the thermal performance of all tested exchangers which have a various number of plates. While the major outcomes of this study showed that TiO2-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid has priority when compared to TiO2/water single type nanofluid. Utilization of TiO2-Al2O3/water nanofluid led to obtaining an average improvement of 7.5%, 9.6% and 12.3% in heat transfer of heat exchangers with 8, 12 and 16 plates, respectively. Originality/value In the present work, experimental and numerical analyzes have been conducted to investigate the influence of using TiO2-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid in various plate heat exchangers. The attained findings showed successful utilization of TiO2-Al2O3/water nanofluid. Based on the obtained results increasing the number of plates in the heat exchanger caused to obtain more increment by using both types of nanofluids.

scholarly journals An Experimentally Validated Numerical Modeling Technique for Perforated Plate Heat Exchangers

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. White ◽  
G. F. Nellis ◽  
S. A. Klein ◽  
W. Zhu ◽  
Y. Gianchandani
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Perforated Plate ◽  
Plate Heat Exchanger ◽  
Internal Temperature ◽  
Perforated Plates ◽  
Axial Conduction ◽  
Plate Heat

Cryogenic and high-temperature systems often require compact heat exchangers with a high resistance to axial conduction in order to control the heat transfer induced by axial temperature differences. One attractive design for such applications is a perforated plate heat exchanger that utilizes high conductivity perforated plates to provide the stream-to-stream heat transfer and low conductivity spacers to prevent axial conduction between the perforated plates. This paper presents a numerical model of a perforated plate heat exchanger that accounts for axial conduction, external parasitic heat loads, variable fluid and material properties, and conduction to and from the ends of the heat exchanger. The numerical model is validated by experimentally testing several perforated plate heat exchangers that are fabricated using microelectromechanical systems based manufacturing methods. This type of heat exchanger was investigated for potential use in a cryosurgical probe. One of these heat exchangers included perforated plates with integrated platinum resistance thermometers. These plates provided in situ measurements of the internal temperature distribution in addition to the temperature, pressure, and flow rate measured at the inlet and exit ports of the device. The platinum wires were deposited between the fluid passages on the perforated plate and are used to measure the temperature at the interface between the wall material and the flowing fluid. The experimental testing demonstrates the ability of the numerical model to accurately predict both the overall performance and the internal temperature distribution of perforated plate heat exchangers over a range of geometry and operating conditions. The parameters that were varied include the axial length, temperature range, mass flow rate, and working fluid.

scholarly journals Mean heat transfer coefficients during the evaporation of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) in a plate heat exchanger

2007 ◽  
Vol 72 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 833-846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emila Djordjevic ◽  
Stephan Kabelac ◽  
Slobodan Serbanovic
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Plate Heat Exchanger ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Plate Heat ◽  
Evaporation Heat ◽  
The Mean ◽  
R 134A

In this study the transfer coefficient of evaporation heat of the refrigerant 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) in a vertical plate heat exchanger was experimentally investigated. The results are presented as the dependancy of the mean heat transfer coefficient for the whole heat exchanger on the mean vapor quality. The influences of mass flux, heat flux and flow configuration on the heat transfer coefficient were also taken into account and a comparison with previously published experimental data and literature correlations was made. .

Effect of Surface Roughness on Thermal-Hydraulic Characteristics of Plate Heat Exchanger

2013 ◽  
Vol 597 ◽  
pp. 63-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Wajs ◽  
Dariusz Mikielewicz
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Plate Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Transfer Surface ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Phase System ◽  
Hydraulic Characteristics ◽  
Plate Heat

In the paper the experimental analysis of passive heat transfer intensification in the case of modeled plate heat exchanger is conducted. The plate heat exchanger is chosen for the analysis because this kind of heat exchangers could be prospectively applied in the ORC systems, however other areas or application are equally possible. The experimental set-up was assembled at the Department of Energy and Industrial Apparatus of Gdansk University of Technology. The passive intensification was obtained by a modification of the heat transfer surface. The roughness of surface was increased by use of glass shot.During the experiment single-phase convective heat transfer in the single phase system was studied. The experiment was done in two stages. In the first stage the model of commercial plate heat exchanger was investigated, while in the second stage the identical one but with modified heat transfer surface. Model of heat exchanger consisted of three plates. The direct comparison of thermal and flow characteristics between both devices was possible due to assurance of equivalent conditions at the inlet to the system.The thermal and hydraulic characteristics are presented. The thermal analysis shows that in some range of heat flux density the overall heat transfer coefficient was higher for the commercial heat exchanger, while for the other was higher for the heat exchanger with modified surface. The influence of larger roughness on heat transfer cannot unequivocally be evaluated. Therefore as the next step the systematic investigations of model heat exchangers (only with one hot and one cold passage) will be conducted.

Numerical Modeling of Chevron Plate Heat Exchangers for Thermal Management Applications

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harsh Tamakuwala ◽  
Ryan Von Ness ◽  
Debjyoti Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
High Heat ◽  
Plate Heat Exchanger ◽  
High Heat Flux ◽  
Plate Heat ◽  
Geometric Conditions ◽  
Swirl Flows

Plate-fin heat exchangers are widely used in industries especially aerospace, cryogenics, food and chemical process industries where high heat flux surface area per unit volume is of prime importance. These heat exchangers consists of series of corrugated plates (herringbone or chevron), separated by gasket sealing. Chevron angled plates are one of the most commonly used type of geometry. The complex design of chevron plate heat exchanger, induces high turbulence and flow reversals causing high heat transfer through the plates. This paper discusses about the computational fluid dynamics simulations conducted over a simplified geometry of Chevron Plate Heat Exchanger to understand the formulation of vortices at different Reynold’s number for various aspect ratios. A single phase laminar flow with periodic boundary condition is used for analysis of the fluid behavior in a unit pattern of the corrugation geometry. Based on different flow and geometric conditions, varying amounts of swirl-flows are observed and different behavior of shear stress and heat transfer plot along the length of the plate is observed. At higher Reynolds numbers (Re), the re-circulations and mixing by the induced vortices causes significant rise of heat flux, with marginal increase in friction factor.

scholarly journals Heat transfer in plate heat exchanger channels: Experimental validation of selected correlation equations

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janusz T. Cieśliński ◽  
Artur Fiuk ◽  
Krzysztof Typiński ◽  
Bartłomiej Siemieńczuk
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Plate Heat Exchanger ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Plate Heat ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger

Abstract This study is focused on experimental investigation of selected type of brazed plate heat exchanger (PHEx). The Wilson plot approach was applied in order to estimate heat transfer coefficients for the PHEx passages. The main aim of the paper was to experimentally check ability of several correlations published in the literature to predict heat transfer coefficients by comparison experimentally obtained data with appropriate predictions. The results obtained revealed that Hausen and Dittus-Boelter correlations underestimated heat transfer coefficient for the tested PHEx by an order of magnitude. The Aspen Plate code overestimated heat transfer coefficient by about 50%, while Muley-Manglik correlation overestimated it from 1% to 25%, dependent on the value of Reynolds number and hot or cold liquid side.

Performance of a Plate Heat Exchanger Operated with Water-Al2O3 Nanofluid

2016 ◽  
Vol 831 ◽  
pp. 188-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janusz T. Cieśliński ◽  
Artur Fiuk ◽  
Wojciech Miciak ◽  
Bartłomiej Siemieńczuk
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Plate Heat Exchanger ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Plate Heat ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Weight Impact ◽  
Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger

This study is focused on experimental investigation of a selected type of brazed plate heat exchanger (PHEx). The main aim of the paper was to experimentally check the ability of nanofluids to enhance the performance of PHEx. A typical water-Al2O3 nanofluid was tested and compared to that of the base fluid, i.e. water. Nanoparticles were tested at the concentration of 0.1% and 1% by weight. Impact of the 1 day and 3 days break of operation of the tested PHEx on its performance was of particular interest. Pressure drop in all runs was measured as well. The Wilson approach was applied in order to estimate heat transfer coefficients for the PHEx passages. It was observed, that addition of nanoparticles resulted in deterioration of an overall heat transfer coefficient for the selected PHEx and tested conditions, i.e. temperature range and Reynolds number. Moreover, substantial increase of pressure drop was recorded after each break of operation of the tested PHEx.

Design of Fin Plate Heat Exchanger for Increasing Micro Turbine Efficiency and Introduction of Fin Plate Heat Exchanger Design Software (KhoshNasr) for this Purpose

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Nasrabadi ◽  
Ramin Haghighi Khoshkhoo
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Plate Heat Exchanger ◽  
Image Processing Technique ◽  
Plate Heat ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Design Program ◽  
Micro Turbine

A heat exchanger is a part of micro turbines, which can improve thermal efficiency of micro turbines up to 30 percent. Some important factors in design of heat exchangers are low cost, high efficiency, small size, low weight and high performance. In this paper, design of a heat exchanger with consideration of Iranian industry’s capability has been investigated. A survey of different types of gas to-gas heat exchangers is presented and then fin-tube heat exchanger, fin-plate heat exchanger, shell & tube heat exchanger and regenerator are designed. Also, the effect of thermo hydraulic parameters on the efficiency of the three heat exchangers is investigated. Effects of these heat exchangers on the efficiency of a 100 kW micro turbine are studied and the heat exchanger with the highest efficiency is selected. The algorithm for design and modeling of the selected heat exchanger is then presented. After research on all types of heat exchangers, fin plate heat exchanger appeared to be the optimum choice for manufacturing in Iran industry. A new design program was written in MATLAB based on our suggested algorithm. Since there were some practical charts about heat transfer and pressure drop in design of the heat exchanger, all the existing experimental curves related to heat transfer and pressure of fins (required in the design of the heat exchanger) were converted to data (using “Image Processing” technique in MATLAB) and implemented in the design program.

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