Investigation of the residence time distribution in a plate heat exchanger with series and parallel arrangements using a non-ideal tracer detection technique

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1725-1733

  Gutierrez, Carola G C C ^a   Dias, Eduardo F T S ^a   Gut, Jorge A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Flow distribution; Heat exchanger; Hydrodynamics; Residence time distribution

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DISPERSION MODEL; AXIAL DISPERSIONS; BEST FIT; COMBINED MODEL; DEAD SPACE; DETECTION TECHNIQUE; FLAT PLATE; FLOW CONFIGURATIONS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; LABORATORY SCALE; PARALLEL ARRANGEMENT; PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS; RESIDENCE TIME; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; RTD MODEL; SMALL SCALE; VARIABLE NUMBER;

DISPERSIONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRODYNAMICS;

PARALLEL FLOW;

EID: 79954441090     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.02.015     Document Type: Article

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