<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In this paper, we present comparatively different methods of pressure drop calculation in the gasket plate heat exchangers (PHEs), using correlations recommended in literature on industrial data collected from a vegetable oil refinery. The goal of this study was to compare the results obtained with these correlations, in order to choose one or two for practical purpose of pumping power calculations. We concluded that pressure drop values calculated with Mulley relationship and Buonopane &amp; Troupe correlation were close and also Bond’s equation gave results pretty close to these but the pressure drop is slightly underestimated. Kumar correlation gave results far from all the others and its application will lead to oversize. In conclusion, for further calculations we will chose either the Mulley relationship or the Buonopane &amp; Troupe correlation.</p></abstract>

In this paper, we present comparatively different methods of pressure drop calculation in the gasket plate heat exchangers (PHEs), using correlations recommended in literature on industrial data collected from a vegetable oil refinery. The goal of this study was to compare the results obtained with these correlations, in order to choose one or two for practical purpose of pumping power calculations. We concluded that pressure drop values calculated with Mulley relationship and Buonopane & Troupe correlation were close and also Bond’s equation gave results pretty close to these but the pressure drop is slightly underestimated. Kumar correlation gave results far from all the others and its application will lead to oversize. In conclusion, for further calculations we will chose either the Mulley relationship or the Buonopane & Troupe correlation.

Estimation of pressure drop in gasket plate heat exchangers

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, “Ovidius” University of Constanta, 124 Mamaia Street, 900521 Constanta, Romania

Higher Colleges of Technology, Sharjah, UAE

Department of Food Science, Food Engineering and Applied Biotechnology, “Dunarea de Jos” University, 111 Domneasca Street, 800201 Galati, Romania

Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry

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In this paper, we present comparatively different methods of pressure drop calculation in the gasket plate heat exchangers (PHEs), using correlations...

Estimation of pressure drop in gasket plate heat exchangers

Published Online: Jun 28, 2016

Page range: 62 - 72

Received: Apr 10, 2016

Accepted: Jun 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/auoc-2016-0011

Keywords
pressure drop, edible oils, gasket plate heat exchangers

© Ovidius University Press

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Estimation of pressure drop in gasket plate heat exchangers

Published Online: Jun 28, 2016

Page range: 62 - 72

Received: Apr 10, 2016

Accepted: Jun 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/auoc-2016-0011

Keywordspressure drop, edible oils, gasket plate heat exchangers

© Ovidius University Press

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
pressure drop, edible oils, gasket plate heat exchangers