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SELECTING OPTIMUM PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER SURFACE PATTERNS.

Author(s) : FOCKE W. W.

Type of article: Article

Summary

PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER DIMENSIONS AND PERFORMANCE CANBE DESCRIBED BY SUITABLE COMBINATIONS OF BASE DIMENSIONLESS GROUPS. THE NUMBER OF POTENTIALLY OPTIMUM GEOMETRIES INCREASED WITH INCREASING NUMBER OF CONSTRAINTS. IN PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS, THE HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE IS RELATED TO THE PUMPING POWER EXPENDED. THEREFORE, IN MODULAR PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS, THE FIXED PLATE LENGTHS LIMIT DESIGN FLEXIBILITY IN THAT HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP CANNOT BE VARIED INDEPENDENTLY. THIS LIMITATION CAN BE PARTLY OVERCOME BY USING INTERCHANGEABLE CHEVRON-TYPE PLATES OF DIFFERENT CORRUGATION INCLINATION ANGLES IN THE SAME PLATE PACK.

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  • Original title: SELECTING OPTIMUM PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER SURFACE PATTERNS.
  • Record ID : 1987-0467
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. Heat Transf. - vol. 108 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1986/02
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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