CFD Modelling and Analysis of Different Designs Plate Heat Exchangers

Al-Zubaydi, AYT; Hong, G; Dartnall, WJ

CFD Modelling and Analysis of Different Designs Plate Heat Exchangers

Al-Zubaydi, AYT

Hong, G

Dartnall, WJ

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Publisher:: Queensland University of Technology
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the 10th Australasian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, 2016, pp. 145 - 152
Issue Date:: 2016-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Al-Zubaydi, AYT https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9983-191X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hong, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1905-1161	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dartnall, WJ	en_US
dc.date	2016-07-14	en_US
dc.date.available	2016-05-20	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-08-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 10th Australasian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, 2016, pp. 145 - 152	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	0-9579321-1-1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/79315
dc.description.abstract	The indirect evaporative cooling system and heat recovery system utilize the return (secondary) air to condition the fresh (primary) air by means of air-to-air heat exchange between the two streams. The temperature difference between the primary and secondary air streams in indirect evaporative cooling system is relatively small. Therefore, efficient heat exchangers should be used since they play a major role in the overall system performance and economics. The parallel plate type heat exchangers have been widely adopted in Indirect Evaporative Cooling (IEC) systems due to their high efficiency in operating at small temperature difference. In this paper we present a theoretical analysis of different designs of counter flow aluminium plate type heat exchanger and results of CFD analysis of pressure drop, flow velocity and thermal effectiveness. For improving the heat transfer between the plates and minimizing the energy loss, the analysis proves useful in the optimization method for selecting parameters of the plate heat exchangers.	en_US
dc.publisher	Queensland University of Technology	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 10th Australasian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australasian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference	en_US
dc.title	CFD Modelling and Analysis of Different Designs Plate Heat Exchangers	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
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Abstract:

The indirect evaporative cooling system and heat recovery system utilize the return (secondary) air to condition the fresh (primary) air by means of air-to-air heat exchange between the two streams. The temperature difference between the primary and secondary air streams in indirect evaporative cooling system is relatively small. Therefore, efficient heat exchangers should be used since they play a major role in the overall system performance and economics. The parallel plate type heat exchangers have been widely adopted in Indirect Evaporative Cooling (IEC) systems due to their high efficiency in operating at small temperature difference. In this paper we present a theoretical analysis of different designs of counter flow aluminium plate type heat exchanger and results of CFD analysis of pressure drop, flow velocity and thermal effectiveness. For improving the heat transfer between the plates and minimizing the energy loss, the analysis proves useful in the optimization method for selecting parameters of the plate heat exchangers.

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