Numerical study on the distribution characteristics of aluminum plate-fin heat exchangers according to the distributor aspect ratio

Eungchan Lee; Hoon Kang; Jaehyeok Heo; Yongchan Kim; Jaehong Park; Sungyoul Cho

doi:10.3795/KSME-B.2011.35.8.805

Numerical study on the distribution characteristics of aluminum plate-fin heat exchangers according to the distributor aspect ratio

Eungchan Lee, Hoon Kang, Jaehyeok Heo, Yongchan Kim, Jaehong Park, Sungyoul Cho

School of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

Aluminum plate-fin heat exchangers (ALPHEs) are widely used in petroleum and gas-treated processes. The performance of the ALPHE is strongly dependent on the distribution characteristics of the header and the distributors of each fluid. In this paper, we define the aspect ratio in the side-entry type distributor and analyze the distribution characteristics using CFD-based numerical methods. The phenomena of velocity deviation and distribution with the aspect ratio and the inlet Reynolds number were analyzed by applying relative and absolute maldistribution parameters, and an optimum aspect ratio with the inlet Reynolds number was presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	805-814
Number of pages	10
Journal	Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, B
Volume	35
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2011.35.8.805
Publication status	Published - 2011 Aug

Keywords

Aluminium plate-fin heat exchanger
Aspect ratio
Distribution characteristics
Side-Entry type distributor

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