TY - JOUR
T1 - Geometry adaptations to improve the performance of compact, polymer condensers
AU - Geld, van der, C.W.M.
AU - Ganzevles, F.L.A.
AU - Simons, C.T.P.F.
AU - Weitz, F.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Practical, relatively simple methods are presented to enhance heat transfer with condensation in a compact, polymer plate heat exchanger. Tilting the exchanger, while adapting the spacers, increases the condensate and heat fluxes by 6–8%, as a function of the inlet mass fraction of the moist air at ambient conditions. Polymer inserts increase convective heat transfer and yield a total heat flux improvement of 20%, at the cost of increased pressure drop.
AB - Practical, relatively simple methods are presented to enhance heat transfer with condensation in a compact, polymer plate heat exchanger. Tilting the exchanger, while adapting the spacers, increases the condensate and heat fluxes by 6–8%, as a function of the inlet mass fraction of the moist air at ambient conditions. Polymer inserts increase convective heat transfer and yield a total heat flux improvement of 20%, at the cost of increased pressure drop.
U2 - 10.1205/026387601750282463
DO - 10.1205/026387601750282463
M3 - Article
SN - 0263-8762
VL - 79
SP - 357
EP - 362
JO - Chemical Engineering Research and Design
JF - Chemical Engineering Research and Design
IS - 4
ER -