Abstract
Numerical analysis has been carried out to investigate the fully developed flow and heat transfer characteristics of a plate heat exchanger. Multi-cell models with an inlet part and outlet part are used to perform the numerical simulation. The plate heat exchanger is characterized by a chevron angle of 20° and a P/H ratio of 2.0 4.0. The working fluid is water and the Reynolds numbers range from 300 to 1,500. The ~ correlation is given in the form of for the friction factor and for the Colburn factor. It is found that the fully developed flow starts from the third cell and the Nusselt number increases with decreasing P/H ratios.
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