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Workshop Goal
Xphe
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Schedule
Morning
Plate-and-frame geometry
Process specifications
Afternoon
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Program Description
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Overview
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Overview
Geometry supported
Plate types, passes, port arrangement
Geometry input
Plate type
Plate group
Plate configuration
Port configuration
Design mode
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Xphe Geometry
Plate-and-frame construction
Rectangular plate with four ports
One or two plate types yielding up to three
effective chevron angles
One six hot/cold passes
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Xphe Geometry
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Incrementation
Xphe
Analyzes exchanger by dividing it into multiple
small pieces
Solves heat transfer and pressure drop in
each increment using local physical properties
Overall results integrate incremental
results
Increments
Allow more accurate calculations
Consider effects such as maldistribution
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Incrementation
End Plates
10
1 2 3 4 5 6
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Required Input
Red outlines on
input fields indicate
required input
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Plate Geometry
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Plate Geometry
Effective heat
transfer area
Chevron
angle
Vertical
distance
between
ports
Horizontal distance
between ports
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Plate Geometry
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Port Geometry Data
Port diameter and vertical/horizontal
distance between ports required
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Plate Configuration
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Plate Configuration
Number of different
channel types
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Plate Configuration
Total channels
for both fluids
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Multiple Plate Types
Use one or two plate types to form channel
Five plate types maximum for plate pack
Example: with two plate types, 3 channel types
available
1/1
1/2
2/2
Effective
Chevron 30 45 60
Angle
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Port Arrangement
Use drop-down menu to
switch frame/pressure plate
between left and right
drawing. No effect on
calculations.
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Port Arrangement
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Design
Specified exchanger duty and process
conditions
Some elements of exchanger geometry
optimized to meet design constraints
Required duty
Maximum pressure drop
Port velocity
Plate type(s) defined
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Design Algorithm
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Classic Design
Specify case as usual
Select Classic Design
Run case
Algorithm automatically adjusts specific
geometry to achieve desired duty within
pressure drop constraints
Number of channels (plates)
Number of fluid passes
Pack configuration (how many channels of
each type)
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Grid Design
Specify case as usual
Select Grid Design
Select geometry to consider on Design
Geometry panel
Geometry parameters
Range of geometry
Run case
Grid of cases is run
over specified range of values
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Design Geometry
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Design Constraints
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Design Warnings
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Design View
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Example 1
Oil Cooler
Open Example1.htri
TEMA AEU oil
cooler
-in. tubes 10 ft long
TEMA fouling factors
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Example 1
Design Plate Frame Oil Cooler
Suggestions:
Use plate databank
Use grid design to approximate design
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Session View
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Module 1
Summary and Conclusions
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