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Review of Developments in Plate Heat Exchanger Heat Transfer Enhancement for Single-Phase Applications in Process Industries

ARSENYEVA, O. TOVAZHNYANSKY, L. KAPUSTENKO, P. KLEMEŠ, J. VARBANOV, P.

Original Title

Review of Developments in Plate Heat Exchanger Heat Transfer Enhancement for Single-Phase Applications in Process Industries

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

A plate heat exchanger (PHE) is a modern, effective type of heat transfer equipment capable of increasing heat recuperation and energy efficiency. For PHEs, enhanced methods of heat transfer intensification can be further applied using the analysis and knowledge already available in the literature. A review of the main developments in the construction and exploration of PHEs and in the methods of heat transfer intensification is presented in this paper with an analysis of the main construction modifications, such as plate-and-frame, brazed and welded PHEs. The differences between these construction modifications and their influences on the thermal and hydraulic performance of PHEs are discussed. Most modern PHEs have plates with inclined corrugations on their surface that create a strong, rigid construction with multiple contact points between the plates. The methods of PHE exploration are mostly experimental studies and/or CFD modelling. The main corrugation parameters influencing PHE performance are the corrugation inclination angle in relation to the main flow direction and the corrugation aspect ratio. Optimisation of these parameters is one way to enhance PHE performance. Other methods of heat transfer enhancement, including improving the form of the plate corrugations, use of nanofluids and active methods, are considered. Future research directions are proposed, such as improving fundamental understanding, developing new corrugation shapes and optimisation methods and area and cost estimations.

Keywords

energy efficiency; heat recuperation; heat transfer; plate heat exchanger; pressure drop

Authors

ARSENYEVA, O.; TOVAZHNYANSKY, L.; KAPUSTENKO, P.; KLEMEŠ, J.; VARBANOV, P.

Released

30. 7. 2023

Publisher

MDPI

Location

MDPIST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND

ISBN

1996-1073

Periodical

ENERGIES

Year of study

16

Number

13

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

28

Pages count

28

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/13/4976

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/245016

BibTex

@article{BUT187745,
  author="Olga {Arsenyeva} and Leonid {Tovazhnyansky} and Petro {Kapustenko} and Jiří {Klemeš} and Petar Sabev {Varbanov}",
  title="Review of Developments in Plate Heat Exchanger Heat Transfer Enhancement for Single-Phase Applications in Process Industries",
  journal="ENERGIES",
  year="2023",
  volume="16",
  number="13",
  pages="28",
  doi="10.3390/en16134976",
  issn="1996-1073",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/13/4976"
}