Plate heat exchangers: Recent advances

MM Abu-Khader - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
This study presents the advances in plate heat exchangers both in theory and application. It
dresses the direction of various technical research and developments in the field of energy …

Flow boiling and frictional pressure gradients in plate heat exchangers. Part 1: Review and experimental database

RL Amalfi, F Vakili-Farahani, JR Thome - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
This two-part paper presents an overview of evaporation heat transfer mechanisms, a review
of the experimental and prediction methods and a creation of a consolidated multi-lab …

Flow boiling and frictional pressure gradients in plate heat exchangers. Part 2: Comparison of literature methods to database and new prediction methods

RL Amalfi, F Vakili-Farahani, JR Thome - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the second part of this study a sensitivity analysis on the prediction methods is performed
to consider the effect of plate geometry on thermal–hydraulic performance and an extensive …

A survey of correlations for heat transfer and pressure drop for evaporation and condensation in plate heat exchangers

R Eldeeb, V Aute, R Radermacher - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Plate Heat Exchangers (PHEs) are used in a wide variety of applications including
heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration. PHEs are characterized by …

How to rationally screen refrigerant/ionic liquids for thermal cooling: A multi-criteria approach based on machine learning

Y Sui, C Zhai, H Lin, W Wu - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Absorption heat pumps (AHPs) for thermal cooling show great potential in utilizing
renewable and waste heat towards carbon neutrality. AHPs using ionic liquids (ILs) as …

Geometry optimization of plate heat exchangers as absorbers in compact absorption refrigeration systems using H2O/ionic liquids

C Zhai, Z Sui, W Wu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
H 2 O/LiBr absorption refrigeration is promising in renewable energy utilization but suffers
from large size and crystallization. Therefore, geometry optimization of plate heat exchanger …

Analysis of ammonia/water and ammonia/salt mixture absorption cycles for refrigeration purposes in fishing ships

F Táboas, M Bourouis, M Vallès - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
In this work, the use of waste heat energy of jacket water in diesel engines of fishing ships
was analysed for use as a heat source for absorption refrigeration systems. The …

Experimental analysis of high temperature flow boiling of zeotropic mixture R134a/R245fa in a plate heat exchanger

X Huang, J Zhang, F Haglind - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The potential to improve the performance of organic Rankine cycle systems by using
zeotropic mixtures as working fluids has been demonstrated in the open literature. However …

A review of boiling heat transfer characteristics in binary mixtures

J Xu, Y Wang, R Yang, W Liu, H Wu, Y Ding… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the state-of-the-art knowledge of boiling heat transfer in binary mixtures
with special emphasis placed on the heating and cooling industry. The advantage of using …

Flow boiling heat transfer and pressure drop of water in a plate heat exchanger with corrugated channels at low mass flux conditions

E Lee, H Kang, Y Kim - International journal of heat and mass transfer, 2014 - Elsevier
The plate heat exchanger (PHX) has been widely used as a heat exchanger in fresh water
generators (FWGs) at low mass flux conditions. In this study, the flow boiling heat transfer …