An experimental and numerical investigation of heat transfer fouling and fluid flow in flat plate heat exchangers

被引：23

作者：

Kho, T ^{[1
]}

Müller-Steinhagen, H ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Surrey, Dept Chem & Proc Engn, Guildford GU2 5XH, Surrey, England

来源：

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN | 1999年 / 77卷 / A2期

关键词：

plate heat exchangers; plate design; fouling patterns; flow and temperature distribution; computational fluid dynamics;

D O I：

10.1205/026387699526007

中图分类号：

TQ [化学工业];

学科分类号：

0817 ;

摘要：

Recent investigations have shown that similar commercial heat exchanger plates with different corrugation patterns, fouled at very different rates under identical process conditions. These differences are attributed to the effects of flow distribution on fouling rates in the plate channels. Consequently, the effects of flow distribution on fouling were studied experimentally using flat heat exchanger plates with and without flow distributers. The aim of the different distributor designs was to obtain a more even how distribution within the plate channels. Flow simulations were performed for different distributor designs and different plate shapes. Computational results compared well with those obtained experimentally.

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