3D CFD fluid flow and thermal analyses of a new design of plate heat exchanger

The paper presents a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) numerical study for a new design of a plate heat exchanger with two different flow patterns. The impact of geometric characteristics of the two studied geometries of exchanger plates on the intensification process of heat transfer was considere...

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Published in:Polish journal of chemical technology 2017-03, Vol.19 (1), p.17-26
Main Authors: Pianko-Oprych, Paulina, Jaworski, Zdzisław
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CFD analysis
Computational fluid dynamics
Configurations
Flow distribution
Fluid flow
Friction factor
Heat exchangers
Heat transfer
Impact analysis
Plate heat exchangers
Plates
Pressure drop
Reynolds number
Simulation
temperature profile
Three dimensional flow
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Summary:The paper presents a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) numerical study for a new design of a plate heat exchanger with two different flow patterns. The impact of geometric characteristics of the two studied geometries of exchanger plates on the intensification process of heat transfer was considered. The velocity, temperature and pressure distributions along the heat exchanger were examined. The CFD results were validated against experimental data and a good agreement was achieved. The results revealed that geometrical arrangement of the plates strongly influence the fluid flow. An increase in the Reynolds number led to lowering the friction factor value and increasing the pressure drop. The configuration II of the plate heat exchanger resulted in lower outlet hot fluid temperature in comparison with the configuration I, which means improvement of heat transfer.
ISSN:1899-4741
1509-8117
1899-4741
DOI:10.1515/pjct-2017-0003