Title: Experimental development and bond graph dynamic modelling of a brazed plate heat exchanger

Authors: Mohamed Kebdani; Geneviève Dauphin-Tanguy; Antoine Dazin; Patrick Dupont

Addresses: Ecole Centrale de Lille, CS 20048, 59651 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France ' Ecole Centrale de Lille, CRIStAL UMR CNRS 9189, CS 20048, 59651 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France ' Arts et Métiers Paris Tech/LML UMR CNRS 8107, Boulevard Louis XIV, 59000 Lille, France ' Ecole Centrale de Lille/LML UMR CNRS 8107, CS 20048, 59651 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

Abstract: This article is devoted to the dynamic study of a brazed plate heat exchanger (BPHE). First, an introduction to the industrial context of the current FUI THERMOFLUIDE project is proposed. A succinct presentation of the heat exchanger technology is proposed. Afterward, a state of the art discussion of BPHE modelling, heat transfer and pressure drop correlations is given. Then a detailed mathematical description of an original dynamic model is presented. The last section deals with a description of the experimental test rig and performed validation tests.

Keywords: brazed plate heat exchanger; BPHE; bond graph methodology; dynamic; transient; single-phase flow; heat transfer correlations; modelling; convection; induction.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSPM.2017.085552

International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, 2017 Vol.12 No.3/4, pp.249 - 263

Received: 02 Apr 2016
Accepted: 24 Nov 2016
Published online: 30 Jul 2017 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article