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Flow Distribution in Plate Heat Exchangers and Consequences on Thermal and Hydraulic Performances

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Design and Operation of Heat Exchangers

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The misunderstanding of the consequences of a non-uniform flow distribution on thermal and hydraulic performances generally involves a poor design of the heat exchanger. Thus, a numerical model is developped to predict the flow distribution, and is validated by experiences. It appears that the overall pressure drop is closely related to the flow distribution, and that the thermal performances are less affected. But heterogeneity in temperature is observed at the outlet of the channels.

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  1. GRETh CEN Grenoble, BP 85X, 38041, Grenoble Cedex, France

    B. Thonon & P. Mercier

  2. LEMTA Université de NANCY I URA-CNRS 875, 2 Av de la Forêt de Haye, 54504, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy Cedex, France

    M. Feidt

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  1. B. Thonon
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  1. Institut für Thermodynamik, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Hostenhofweg 85, 2000, Hamburg 70, Germany

    Wilfried Roetzel

  2. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD 71DP, UK

    Peter John Heggs

  3. Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Service, Building 392.7, Harwell Oxfordshire, OX 11 0RA, UK

    David Butterworth

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Thonon, B., Mercier, P., Feidt, M. (1992). Flow Distribution in Plate Heat Exchangers and Consequences on Thermal and Hydraulic Performances. In: Roetzel, W., Heggs, P.J., Butterworth, D. (eds) Design and Operation of Heat Exchangers. EUROTHERM Seminars, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84450-8_23

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