Accounting for local features of fouling formation on PHE heat transfer surface

doi:10.1007/s11705-018-1736-5

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2018, Vol. 12

Issue (4) : 619-629 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-018-1736-5

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Accounting for local features of fouling formation on PHE heat transfer surface

Petro Kapustenko¹(

), Jiří J. Klemeš², Olga Arsenyeva^1,³, Olexandr Matsegora⁴, Oleksandr Vasilenko⁴

¹. National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute,” 61002 Kharkiv, Ukraine
². Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory – SPIL, NETME Centre, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology – VUT Brno, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic
³. University of Paderborn, Chair of Fluid Process Engineering, Paderborn, Germany
⁴. AO Spivdruzhnist-T LLC, 61002 Kharkiv, Ukraine

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Abstract

The fouling phenomena can create significant operational problems in the industry by deteriorating heat recuperation, especially in heat exchangers with enhanced heat transfer. For a correct prediction of fouling development, the reliable fouling models must be used. The analysis of existing fouling models is presented. The chemical reaction and transport model developed earlier for a description of fouling on intensified heat transfer surfaces is used for modeling of plate heat exchanger (PHE) subjected to fouling. The mathematical model consists of a system of differential and algebraic equations. The integration of it is performed by finite difference method with developed software for personal computer. For countercurrent streams arrangement in PHE the solution of two-point boundary problem is realized on every time step. It enables to estimate local parameters of heat transfer process with fouling formation and its development in time with the growth of deposited fouling layer. Two examples of model application in cases of PHEs working at sugar factory and in district heating network are presented. The comparison with experimental data confirmed the model validity and the possibility of its application to determine the performance of PHE subjected to fouling.

Keywords heat transfer fouling plate heat exchanger mathematical model

Corresponding Author(s): Petro Kapustenko

Just Accepted Date: 19 April 2018 Online First Date: 01 August 2018 Issue Date: 03 January 2019

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Petro Kapustenko,Jiří J. Klemeš,Olga Arsenyeva, et al. Accounting for local features of fouling formation on PHE heat transfer surface[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2018, 12(4): 619-629.

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Fig.1 PHE plate sketch. 1: Heat media entrance and exit; 2, 5: flow distribution parts; 3: elastomer gasket; 4: corrugated field

Fig.2 Corrugation forms. 1, 2: Intersection of corrugations of plates forming the channel; 3: cross sections of channel for sinusoidal corrugations; 4: cross sections of channel for triangular corrugations

Tab.1 The measured parameters and simulated results for PHE M15M thin juice heater

Fig.3 The distribution of fouling thermal resistance along heat transfer surface. Example 1: (1) 28th day of operation; (2) 13th day. Example 2: (3) 28th day of operation with flow velocity w₂ = 0.26 m·s^-¹; dots are experimental data

Fig.4 Overall heat transfer coefficients. Experimental (black dots) and calculated (hollow dots): 1, w₂ = 0.57 m·s^-¹; 2, w₂ = 0.40 m·s^-¹; 3, w₂ = 0.26 m·s^-¹

Fig.5 Simulated averaged values of fouling thermal resistance. 1: w₂ = 0.26 m·s^-¹; 2: w₂ = 0.40 m·s^-¹; 3: w₂ = 0.57 m·s^-¹

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