Plate fin heat exchangers (PFHE) are characterized by very close temperature approaches and high thermal effectiveness, large heat transfer area per unit volume, low weight per unit transfer and possibility of heat exchange between many process streams. These advantages are only limited by operating fluid temperatures and pressures. The main target of this paper is to study the performance of plate fin compact heat exchangers and to provide full explanation of previous comparison methods of compact heat exchanger surfaces (plain, strip, louvered, wavy, pin, perforated and vortex) used in plate fin compact heat exchangers. We generalize these methods to identify the advantages and disadvantages of each type of geometry (more than sixty geometries studied) based on required size, entropy generation, pumping power, weight, and cost. The effect of using different surfaces on each side of the heat exchanger and design recommendations are also discussed.
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ASME 2008 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
October 31–November 6, 2008
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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978-0-7918-4871-5
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Comparison of Plate Fin Compact Heat Exchanger Performance
Ibrahim Khalil,
Ibrahim Khalil
University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
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Ahmad Abu Heiba,
Ahmad Abu Heiba
University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
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Robert Boehm
Robert Boehm
University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
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Ibrahim Khalil
University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Ahmad Abu Heiba
University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Robert Boehm
University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
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IMECE2008-66113, pp. 1325-1332; 8 pages
Published Online:
August 26, 2009
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Khalil, I, Abu Heiba, A, & Boehm, R. "Comparison of Plate Fin Compact Heat Exchanger Performance." Proceedings of the ASME 2008 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 10: Heat Transfer, Fluid Flows, and Thermal Systems, Parts A, B, and C. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. October 31–November 6, 2008. pp. 1325-1332. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2008-66113
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