TY - JOUR
T1 - Two-phase vertical downward flow in plate heat exchangers
T2 - Flow patterns and condensation mechanisms
AU - Tao, Xuan
AU - Nuijten, Menno P.
AU - Infante Ferreira, Carlos A.
N1 - Accepted Author Manuscript
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This study presents a literature review of work related to the two-phase flow patterns of vertical downward flow in plate heat exchangers with corrugated chevron plates. An understanding of these flow patterns is crucial for developing accurate models of plate heat exchangers functioning as condensers or absorbers. Flow pattern maps of the previous studies are combined and translated to dimensionless forms. One of the proposed flow pattern maps is based on ReL versus FrTP,hor/Λ0.5 and performs better than other representations. This map is compared with the map of tubes and shows general agreements in terms of the pattern positions, but the separating lines between flow patterns fit poorly. Influencing factors of condensation mechanisms are presented, among which mass flux and vapor quality are dominant. The preferred flow pattern map explains the transition of condensation mechanisms qualitatively when variations of mass flux and vapor quality are considered. Recommendations are given to come to more uniform flow pattern maps in plate heat exchangers with chevron corrugations.
AB - This study presents a literature review of work related to the two-phase flow patterns of vertical downward flow in plate heat exchangers with corrugated chevron plates. An understanding of these flow patterns is crucial for developing accurate models of plate heat exchangers functioning as condensers or absorbers. Flow pattern maps of the previous studies are combined and translated to dimensionless forms. One of the proposed flow pattern maps is based on ReL versus FrTP,hor/Λ0.5 and performs better than other representations. This map is compared with the map of tubes and shows general agreements in terms of the pattern positions, but the separating lines between flow patterns fit poorly. Influencing factors of condensation mechanisms are presented, among which mass flux and vapor quality are dominant. The preferred flow pattern map explains the transition of condensation mechanisms qualitatively when variations of mass flux and vapor quality are considered. Recommendations are given to come to more uniform flow pattern maps in plate heat exchangers with chevron corrugations.
KW - Condensation mechanisms
KW - Flow patterns
KW - Flow visualization
KW - Plate heat exchangers
KW - Two-phase flow
KW - Vertical downward flow
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2017.10.008
DO - 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2017.10.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85034574139
SN - 0140-7007
VL - 85
SP - 489
EP - 510
JO - International Journal of Refrigeration
JF - International Journal of Refrigeration
ER -