modelCrossCounterFlow

cross-counter flow heatexchanger n tube rows and n passes

Extends from ClaRa.Basics.ControlVolumes.SolidVolumes.Fundamentals.HeatExchangerTypes.GeneralHeatExchanger, ClaRa.Basics.ControlVolumes.SolidVolumes.Fundamentals.Icons.HEX_CrossCounterFlow_Icon.

Information

For detailed model documentation please consult the html-documentation shipped with ClaRa.

 


Authorship and Copyright Statement for original (initial) Contribution

Author:

DYNCAP/DYNSTART development team, Copyright © 2011-2024.

References:

For references please consult the html-documentation shipped with ClaRa.

Remarks:

This component was developed by ClaRa development team under the 3-clause BSD License.

Acknowledgements:

ClaRa originated from the collaborative research projects DYNCAP and DYNSTART. Both research projects were supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (FKZ 03ET2009 and FKZ 03ET7060).

CLA:

The author(s) have agreed to ClaRa CLA, version 1.0. See https://claralib.com/pdf/CLA.pdf

By agreeing to ClaRa CLA, version 1.0 the author has granted the ClaRa development team a permanent right to use and modify his initial contribution as well as to publish it or its modified versions under the 3-clause BSD License.

The ClaRa development team consists of the following partners:

TLK-Thermo GmbH (Braunschweig, Germany)

XRG Simulation GmbH (Hamburg, Germany).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Reala (from GeneralHeatExchanger)Geometry fitting factor
Realb (from GeneralHeatExchanger)Geometry fitting exponent
Realc (from GeneralHeatExchanger)Geometry fitting exponent
Reald (from GeneralHeatExchanger)Geometry fitting exponent
IntegerN_rpNumber of tube rows and passes (number of rows and passes are equal)
Real[4]Cif N_rp == 1 then {0.433, 1.60, 0.267, 0.5} elseif N_rp == 2 then {0.0737, 1.97, 0.533, 0.640} elseif N_rp == 3 then {0.0332, 2.01, 0.540, 0.640} elseif N_rp == 4 then {0.0188, 2.01, 0.540, 0.650} else {0, 0, 0, 0.5}

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
RealNTU_1 (from GeneralHeatExchanger)Number of Transfer Units at limiting side
RealR_1 (from GeneralHeatExchanger)Ratio of heat capacity flows at limiting side
RealCF_NTU (from GeneralHeatExchanger)Correction factor for heat flow based on the NTU method

Revisions

For revisions please consult the html-documentation shipped with ClaRa.