Effect of Inclination on the Performance of a Compact Brazed Plate Condenser andEvaporator

摘要

The origins of the compact brazed plate heat exchanger (CBE) began in the 1920'swith the first commercially successful gasketed-plate heat exchangers (Saunders, 1988). Milk producers and other food and drink processors satisfied hygiene requirements by periodically disassembling and cleaning the gasketed-plates. Applications for the compact brazed plate heat exchangers (CBEs) have increased in recent years. Currently, the compactness of the CBE drives its use as refrigerant evaporators and condensers. The purpose of this study was to identify the performance degradation associated with tilting a CBE from the designed vertical position.