Plate Heat Exchangers.pptVIP

Plate Heat Exchangers P M V Subbarao Professor Mechanical Engineering Department I I T Delhi Creators of Turbulent Flows at Low Reynolds Numbers…. Overall heat transfer coefficients (U) for plate type exchangers are three to four times those of shell and tube units …… Plate heat exchangers The heat transfer surface consists of a number of thin corrugated plates pressed out of a high grade metal. The pressed pattern on each plate surface induces turbulence and minimises stagnant areas and fouling. Unlike shell and tube heat exchangers, which can be custom-built to meet almost any capacity and operating conditions, the plates for plate and frame heat exchangers are mass-produced using expensive dies and presses. All plate and frame heat exchangers are made with what may appear to be a limited range of plate designs. Hot and Clod Flows through Plate Heat Exchangers Hot and Clod Flows through Plate Heat Exchangers Performance of Plate HXs Superior thermal performance is the hallmark of plate heat exchangers. Compared to shell-and-tube units, plate heat exchangers offer overall heat transfer coefficients 3 to 4 times higher. These values, typically 4000 to 7000 W/m2 °C (clean), result in very compact equipment. This high performance also allows the specification of very small approach temperature (as low as 2 to 3°C) which is sometimes useful in geothermal applications. This high thermal performance does come at the expense of a somewhat higher pressure drop. Selection of a plate heat exchanger is a trade-off between U-value (which influences surface area and hence, capital cost) and pressure drop (which influences pump head and hence, operating cost). Increasing U-value comes at the expense of increasing pressure drop. Classification of Plate HXs Gasketed plate heat exchangers (plate and frame heat exchangers) Brazed plate heat exchangers Welded plate heat exchangers Gasketed plate heat exchangers ???????????????????????????????????????????????? The Chara