Study and optimization of a compact plate heat exchanger


plate of a compact heat exchanger
with corrugations

simplified model

flow lines

local Nusselt number distribution
Kanaris, A.G., Mouza, A.A. and Paras, S.V. 2005 Flow and heat transfer in narrow channels with corrugated walls: a CFD code application, Chemical Engineering Research & Design Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 83 (A5), 460-468.
Kanaris, A.G., Mouza, A.A. and Paras, S.V. 2004 Designing novel compact heat exchangers for improved efficiency using a CFD code. 1st Intern. Conference "From scientific computing to computational engineering" Athens, Greece.
Paras, S.V., Kanaris, A.G. Mouza, A.A. and Karabelas A.J. 2002 CFD code application for flow through narrow channels with corrugated walls, CHISA 2002, 15th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, Prague.

 

 

element of a corrugated plate heat exchanger

 
model of the aforementioned element

sideview of the model

temperature distribution
for the hot and the cold fluid stream


temperature distribution
on a plate with and without corrugations

velocity distribution for plates
with and without corrugations
Kanaris, A.G., Mouza, A.A. and Paras, S.V. 2006 Flow and heat transfer prediction in a corrugated plate heat exchanger using a CFD code. Chemical Engineering and Technology, 29, 8, 923-930.
Kanaris, A.G., Mouza, A.A. and Paras, S.V. 2005 Numerical and experimental investigation of flow and heat transfer in narrow channels with corrugated walls. 4th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics & Thermodynamics, Cairo, Egypt.

 

 


geometrical parameter definition (2D)

geometrical parameter definition (3D)

parametric design using
CAD software

creation of multiple different channels
 varying the geometrical parameters

a typical influence of geometrical parameters
on the flow field in the PHE channels

optimal values of geometrical parameters
as a function of weighting factor

 

Kanaris, A.G., Mouza, A.A. and Paras, S.V. 2009 Optimal design of a plate heat exchanger with undulated surfaces. Int. J. Thermal Sciences 48, 1184–1195. doi: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2008.11.001
Kanaris, A.G., Mouza, A.A., Paras, S.V. 2008 Seeking the optimal design of a typical plate heat exchanger (PHE). PRES 2008, 11th Conference "Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction", Prague, Czech Republic.