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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2010.34.11.965

Investigation of Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Plate Heat Exchanger Taking into Account Entrance Effects and Variation in Corrugation Height  

Moh, Jeong-Hah (Division of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, Wonkwang Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.34, no.11, 2010 , pp. 965-973 More about this Journal
Abstract
Numerical analysis has been carried out to investigate the heat transfer characteristics of a plate heat exchanger. The multi-cell models with inlet part and outlet part are used for performing numerical simulation. The plate heat exchanger is characterized by chevron angle of $15^{\circ}$, corrugation pitch of 24mm and corrugation height 6~12mm. The length of the inlet-part considered in the analysis ranges from 24.8 to 124mm and Reynolds numbers range from 1,000 to 10,000. The correlations such as friction factor and Colburn factor are compared with previous experimental data. The results can be utilized for designing the plate heat exchanger.
Keywords
Plate Heat Exchanger; Chevron Angle; Corrugation Angle; Corrugation Pitch; Corrugation Height;
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