Laminar flow in chevron-type plate heat exchangers: CFD analysis of tortuosity, shape factor and friction factor

Liquid foodstuffs with high viscosity are usually processed in plate heat exchangers (PHEs) at laminar or low Reynolds numbers, Re, flows. The tortuosity coefficient is used by the manufacturers for the design and optimization of PHE geometries. Using the finite-element computational fluid dynamics...

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Main Author: Fernandes, Carla S. (author)
Other Authors: Dias, Ricardo P. (author), Nóbrega, João M. (author), Maia, João M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Plate heat exchangers
Friction factor
Tortuosity
Shape factor
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/462
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/462

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