YANGON TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Design Modification , Numerical Investigation and

Experiment on Heat Transfer Characteristic in the Plate
Heat Exchanger of Safe Life Process Plant

Title Defence

Supervisor : Dr. Mi Sandar Mon

Presenter : Mg Zaw Htet Win
Ph.D- TFE-2 ( 11th Batch )
Statement of Problem

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Aim

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 Objectives

• To investigate the heat transfer characteristic of plate type heat exchanger by experiment
• To analyze the numerical investigations with Fluent software for heat transfer in heat
exchanger
• To calculate the number of plate required to add in hot oil side to get more heat transfer
and it will not cause pressure drop at Water side.
• To calculate the insulation thickness for heat exchanger to prevent the heat transfer to the
surrounding
• To find out the plate wall temperature distribution before and after adding more plates at oil
side
• To verify numerical results with experimental results
Introduction

Plate Heat Exchanger

Heat exchangers are the devices which are used to transfer the heat between two flowing
fluids.

The heat transfer between the media is purely based on temperature difference, without the
use of any external energy.
How does Plate Heat Exchanger Work?
How does Liquid flow inside the Heat Exchanger?
Types of Fluid Flow for Heat Transfer ?
 Advantage and Disadvantage
Advantage

Compact design ( easy to install )

High energy efficiency

Low Weight

Easy maintenance and cleaning

Work well for low Temperature difference

Disadvantage

Potential for leakage –

Higher pressure drop –

Doesn’t work well with very high fluid temperatures – Limitation of gaskets
 Literature review
M.S. Experimental investigation of single phase convective heat A gasketted plate heat
Khan/2010/USA transfer coefficient exchanger with commercial
in a corrugated plate heat exchanger for multiple plate chevron
configurations plates was tested in this study.
Experiments were carried out
using a plate heat exchanger
with
commercial chevron plates
made of stainless steel with
chevron
angle, b of 30 and 60.
Hot water and municipal
water
Same Re number
Shive Dayal An experimental investigation of exergy loss reduction in Hot water and cold air
Pandey corrugated plate heat
India/2010 exchanger
M.R. Experimental studies on a corrugated plate heat exchanger for Hot water and cold water
Ahmed/Fiji/2011 small The heat transfer and pressure
temperature difference applications drops in a corrugated plate
heat
exchanger with variable
spacing and variable warm
water flowrates
were studied with the help of
temperature measurements
at the inlet and exit of the
plate heat exchanger
 Experimental investigation of single phase convective heat transfer coefficient
in a corrugated plate heat exchanger for multiple plate configurations

An experimental investigation of energy loss reduction in Experimental studies on a corrugated plate heat exchanger for small
corrugated plate heat exchanger temperature difference applications
PFD Graphic of Heat Exchanger between Hot Oil and Water

FT to be
installed
Hot Oil In Max 50 °C Hot Oil Out to record
Water In 29.7 °C Water Out to record
 Hot oil OUT Water Flow Control
Water In Valve (m3/hr)

HEAT
EXCHANGER

Hot oil IN

Water OUT
 TT
Hot Oil Out
TT HEAT
Water In EXCHANGER

PDT
Water In/out TT TT
Water out Hot Oil In
 Water Tank
Oil Tank
Electric
Heater Oil Tank TT

Oil Pump
Water Pump
Data Logging
Technical Data
 Prefer Solution for Best Performance

Plate cleaning and inspection Insulation

Add more Plate on Hot Oil Side (Water+Oil+Oil+Water)

Current Plate Arrangement Proposed Plate Arrangement

 Time Frame - 2 years
6th month – Experiment Equipment set up and familiarization
- Testing Heat exchanger performance to get result of current design

12th month – Calculation on the plate required to add or

to provide more space for Hot Oil

18th month - CFD – Fluent

24th month – Analysis of numerical and experimental result

ICSE paper
NCSE paper ( YTU journal )
Journal ( international )

Proposal ……
Seminar – title
- Seminar 7
- Pre- Defence – 1
- Defence- 1