A gasketed plate heat exchanger(GPHE) requires a much smaller installation space than a shell & tube heat exchanger because of its compact and good thermal performances. However, GPHEs have a disadvantage of being relatively vulnerable to high temperature and pressure due to rubber gaskets. To overcome a GPHEs’ disadvantage, Welded Block type Plate Heat Exchangers(WBPHE) have been developed. The flow pattern and heat transfer principle of WBPHE are very similar to GPHEs, so they are very compact and can be applied to high temperature and pressure. In this study, the structure and characteristics of WBPHE are briefly introduced, and its thermal performances were conducted experimentally using hot and cold water in the Reynolds number’s range from 5,500 to 10,000. Test results were compared with the experimental correlations of other researchers, which shows that significant deviations were noticed in the heat transfer coefficient predictions with a deviation range from 31% to 85%. The previous friction factor correlations also predicted the current results with big errors from 25% to 45%. These deviations are expected to be due to different chevron angles between previous studies and the current study, and also the end-plate effect is expected to be one of the potential causes that led to these deviations.

ABSTRACT
1. 서 론
2. 실험장치 및 방법
    2.1 용접형 블록타입 판형 열교환기(WBPHE
    2.2 WBPHE 시제품 제작
    2.3 WBPHE 성능 테스트
3. 실험결과 및 고찰
    3.1 열전달 특성
    3.2 압력강하 특성
4. 결 론
References

• 박재홍(R&D manager in DHP Engineering) | Jae-Hong Park Corresponding Author