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Optimal design of plate heat exchangers with and without pressure drop specifications.

Author(s) : WANG L., SUNDÉN B.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The traditional design method for plate heat exchangers (PHEs) involves many trials in order to meet pressure drop constraints. This can be avoided through the developed design method. The proposed method is valid for design situations with and without pressure drop specifications. In the first case, only one stream can fully utilize the allowable pressure drop. In the second case, allowable pressure drops can be determined through economic optimization. Compared with the previous design method, the proposed method does not require many trial iterations.

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  • Original title: Optimal design of plate heat exchangers with and without pressure drop specifications.
  • Record ID : 2003-1735
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 23 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 2003/02

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