®XpheWorkshop©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.WorkshopGoalPresentingcapabilitiesWorkingaseriesofexamplesLearnhowtouseXpheeffectivelyby©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.ScheduleMorningPlate-and-framegeometryProcessspecificationsAfternoonFluidpropertyspecificationsDesignandanalysismethods©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.ProgramDescriptionXpheisacalculationengine/interfacecombinationthatcalculatesheattransferandpressuredropperformanceforplate-and-frameexchangers.©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.OverviewModule1(Plate-and-FrameGeometry)ProgramcapabilitiesGraphicaluserinterfaceModule2(ProcessSpecifications)RatingandsimulationsPerformanceparameters©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.OverviewModule3(FluidPropertySpecifications)GridpropertiesComponentbycomponentModule4(Designandanalysismethods)User-specifiedf-andj-curvesCondensationBoiling©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.Module1Plate-and-FrameGeometryGeometrysupportedPlatetypes,passes,portarrangementGeometryinputPlatetypePlategroupPlateconfigurationPortconfigurationDesignmode©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.XpheGeometryPlate-and-frameconstructionRectangularplatewithfourportsOneortwoplatetypesyieldinguptothreeeffectivechevronanglesOne–sixhot/coldpasses©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.XpheGeometryCocurrentorcountercurrentflowwithinapassU-orZ-flowforonepassUser-definedordatabankplategeometry©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.IncrementationXpheAnalyzesexchangerbydividingitintomultiplesmallpiecesSolvesheattransferandpressuredropineachincrementusinglocalphysicalpropertiesOverallresultsintegrateincrementalresultsIncrementsAllowmoreaccuratecalculationsConsidereffectssuchasmaldistribution©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.IncrementationEndPlates123456110©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.RequiredInputRedoutlinesoninputfieldsindicaterequiredinputRedoutlinesaroundiconsindicaterequiredinputRedarrowsindicatesubordinatepanelcontainingrequiredinput©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.PlateGeometryInternalplatedatabankUser-definedplatetypesInputmaximumsMaximumof12plategroups6hot/coldpasseseachwithonlyonechanneltype3hot/coldpasseseachwithtwochanneltypes2hot/coldpasseachwiththreechanneltypes©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.PlateGeometryChevronangleVerticaldistancebetweenportsHorizontaldistancebetweenportsEffectiveheattransferarea©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.PlateGeometryChevronangleandareaperplaterequired0.6mmthickness,bydefault©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.PortGeometryDataPortdiameterandvertical/horizontaldistancebetweenportsrequiredChannelwidthandeffectivelengthbasedonportdata©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.PlateConfigurationFlowdiagrammatchesspecifiednumberofpassesandflowconfiguration©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.PlateConfigurationPerpassNumberofchannelsperfluidperpass(Forunevenpassesthisnumberisforsmallernumberofpasses.)TotalTotalnumberofchannelsperfluidUserdefinedUser-specifiednumberofchannelsforeachplatesection©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.PlateConfigurationNumberofdifferentchanneltypes©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.PlateConfigurationMixtureofplatetypesTotalchannelsforbothfluids©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.MultiplePlateTypesUseoneortwoplatetypestoformchannelFiveplatetypesmaximumforplatepackExample:withtwoplatetypes,3channeltypesavailable1/11/22/2SpecifyarrangementofplatesonPlateConfigurationpanel©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.WhyUseMultiplePlates?Manufacturersproducefinitesetofplatetypes/chevronanglesHeattransferandpressuredropisfunctionofchevronangleEffectivechevronangleformixedplatetypesisaverageoftwochevronanglesUsercanbalanceheattransferandpressuredroprequirementsbymixingplatetypes©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.MultiplePlatesExamplePlateType1(e.g.,30degree)PlateType2(e.g.,60degree)1/11/22/2EffectiveChevronAngle304560©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.PortArrangement©HeatTransferResearch,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Confidential:ForHTRImemberuseonly.PortArrangementUsedrop-downmenutoswitchframe/press