Plate Type Heat Exchanger

The plate heat exchanger is made up of profiled plates with water flowing through the spaces between them. The plates are soldered in such a way that two separate flow channels are formed. These are one “cold” and one “hot” flow channel, in an alternating arrangement. Hot and cold water flow continuously. Part of the thermal energy of the hot water is transferred to the cold water. Valves are used to adjust the flow of hot and cold water. The supply hose can be reconnected using quick release

Couplings allowing the flow direction to be reversed. This allows parallel flow and counter flow operation.

During experiments, temperature curves are plotted and displayed graphically. Additionally, the measured values can be recorded and processed using data acquisition software. The mean heat transfer coefficient is then calculated as a characteristic variable.

The well-structured instructional material sets out the fundamentals and provides a step-by-step guide through the experiments