XU Tingting, ZHAO Hongxia, HAN Jitian, et al. Influence of structural and operating condition parameters on performance of printed circuit heat exchanger[J]. Thermal power generation, 2020, 49(12): 28-35.
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XU Tingting, ZHAO Hongxia, HAN Jitian, et al. Influence of structural and operating condition parameters on performance of printed circuit heat exchanger[J]. Thermal power generation, 2020, 49(12): 28-35. DOI: 10.19666/j.rlfd.202006188.
Influence of structural and operating condition parameters on performance of printed circuit heat exchanger
Printed circuit heat exchanger(PCHE) has the characteristics of high temperature and high pressure resistance as well as compact structure
so it is widely used in supercritical carbon dioxide(S-CO_2) Brayton cycle. In this paper
the mathematical model of the PCHE is established by segmental design method. Comparison with the experimental results shows that
the errors of heat load
cooling load
inlet temperature of cold fluid
hot side heat transfer area and hot side flow rate are 2.700%
0.330%
0.634%
0.683% and 2.219%
respectively
which proves the validity of the numerical model. The heat transfer performance and resistance characteristics at different hydraulic diameters
wall thicknesses and inlet temperatures of hot side are compared and analyzed. The results show that
the hydraulic diameter is inversely proportional to the total heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop
and the pressure drop at the cold side is larger than that at the hot side. The wall thickness is inversely proportional to the total heat transfer coefficient
but the pressure drop is not sensitive to the change of wall thickness. The higher the inlet temperature of the hot side
the smaller the total heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop. The research can provide some references for geometric design and thermodynamic properties of PCHE.