LAPSE:2021.0065
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LAPSE:2021.0065
Experimental and Numerical Study on Hydraulic Performance of Chevron Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger at Low Reynolds Number
Yi Zhong, Kai Deng, Shenglang Zhao, Jinlin Hu, Yingjie Zhong, Qingyong Li, Zenan Wu, Zhiming Lu, Qing Wen
February 22, 2021
Few experiments have been performed to investigate the hydraulic performance in a chevron brazed plate heat exchanger (BPHE) with the narrow channel at lower Reynolds number. The hydraulic characteristics of seven types of chevron BPHEs were investigated experimentally and numerical simulation revealed the effects of structural parameters on hydraulic performances. The correlations between friction factor f and Re were fitted out based on more than 500 sets of pressure drop data. The research results show that there is a power-law between f and Re; which has a similar trend but a different amplitude for different plates, and the exponent of the power-law could be approximate to a constant. Numerical results show that the pressure drop Δp is positively correlated with the corrugated angle and spacing, however, negatively correlated with the corrugated height. Research on the hydraulic performance is significant for the optimal design of BPHE.
Keywords
analysis, brazed plate heat exchanger, Computational Fluid Dynamics, corrugated, Darcy friction factor, low Reynolds number, pressure drop
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Zhong Y, Deng K, Zhao S, Hu J, Zhong Y, Li Q, Wu Z, Lu Z, Wen Q. Experimental and Numerical Study on Hydraulic Performance of Chevron Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger at Low Reynolds Number. (2021). LAPSE:2021.0065
Author Affiliations
Zhong Y: College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Deng K: College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China [ORCID]
Zhao S: College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Hu J: College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Zhong Y: College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China [ORCID]
Li Q: IAE Suzhou Technologies Co., Ltd., Suzhou 215100, China
Wu Z: Guodian Han Chuan Power Generation Co., Ltd., Hanchuan 431600, China
Lu Z: College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Wen Q: Ningbo Mingxin Chemical Machinery Co., Ltd., Ningbo 315200, China
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Processes
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8
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9
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E1076
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2020
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2020-09-01
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2227-9717
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