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NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF THERMOHYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A GASKETED PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER

Volume 14, Issue 1, 2022, pp. 61-102
DOI: 10.1615/ComputThermalScien.2021039019
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ABSTRACT

Present study focuses on the investigation of thermohydraulic characteristics of a gasketed plate heat exchanger (GPHE) through theoretical predictions and numerical analysis using ANSYS FLUENT. The analysis is divided into three parts. The first part of the study determines the correlation suitable for the GPHE based on the chevron angle and flow conditions. The second part investigates the comparison between a corrugated plate heat exchanger and aflat plate for the same effective area of heat transfer. Simulations were run for 200 ≤ Re ≤ 1000 on the hot side and Re = 200 was kept constant on the cold side. It was found out that there was an increase in heat transfer by about 262.866% for Re = 1000. The final part investigates how chevron angle affects the rate of heat transfer and turbulence intensity. Observations were made for chevron angles of 30°, 45°, and 60°. It was found that the heat transfer increases as the chevron angle increases with an increase of 35.69% from 30° to 60°.

Figures

  • Flow diagram in a single-pass counter-flow arrangement (Courtesy of Alfa-Laval Thermal AB)
  • (a) Key dimensions of a chevron plate; (b) developed and projected dimensions of a chevron plate cross-section normal to
the direction of troughs
  • 3D model of GPHE geometry
  • Final mesh of the GPHE
  • Variation of hot side heat transfer coefficient with different meshes
  • Variation of cold side heat transfer coefficient with different meshes
  • Variation of hot side pressure drop with different meshes
  • Variation of cold side pressure drop with different meshes
  • (a) Hot side heat transfer coefficient vs. Re for CFD (RSM and k-epsilon turbulent models), theoretical and literature
results for PHE with chevron angle of 60°; (b) Hot side heat transfer coefficient vs. Re for CFD (RSM and k-epsilon turbulent
models), theoretical and literature results for PHE with chevron angle of 30°
  • Comparison of Nusselt’s number with Reynolds number of different literature for chevron angle of 30
  • Comparison of Nusselt’s number with Reynolds number of different literature for chevron angle of 45
  • Comparison of Nusselt’s number with Reynolds number of different literature for chevron angle of 60°
  • Geometry of corrugated and flat plate with same heat transfer area
  • Comparison of CFD and theoretical results of hot side heat transfer coefficient for flat plate and corrugated plate
  • Comparison of CFD and theoretical results of hot side pressure drop for flat plate and corrugated plate
  • Hot side heat transfer coefficient vs. Re for different chevron angles
  • Hot side pressure drop vs. Re for different chevron angles
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