Heat Exchanger Test Bench

Heat Exchanger Test Bench

Teaching objectives

• Determination of heat balances.
• Determination of Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients.
• Influence of flow rates on the heat transfer.
• Heat exchange in Concurrent and counter-current flow.
• Comparison of various types of heat exchangers

Technical specifications

• The bench is equipped further to the version with 1 to 4 kind of exchangers:
• Plate exchanger.
• Concentric tube exchanger
• Shell & Tube exchanger
• Coiled exchanger
• 2 flowmeters for the cold and hot water circuits.
• 4 to 16 temperature probes Pt 100 with digital indicators and selector switch.
• Manometers
• A set of manual valves
• Stainless steel piping.
• A welded stainless steel frame
• A control cabinet with temperature displays, switches, security devices, emergency stop

Equipment package:

• The bench can be supplied with 1 to 4 different kind of heat exchangers :
• Plate heat exchanger.
• Concentric exchanger.
• Concentric exchanger with intermediate temperature probes.
• Shell & Tube and concentric exchanger.
• Shell & Tube and concentric exchanger with intermediate temperature probes.
• Plate and multitubular heat exchanger.
• Plate, Shell & Tube and concentric heat exchanger.
• Plate, Shell & Tube and concentric heat exchanger with intermediate temperature probes.
• Plate, Shell & Tube concentric and coiled heat exchanger.
• Plate, Shell & Tube, concentric and coiled heat exchanger with intermediate temperature probes.

Dimensions and weight

• Depending of bench version

Essential requirements

• Electricity : requires a power supply 220V, 50 Hz
• Mains water : a cold water supply (1.5 m³/h with 2 bar) and a hot water supply (1.5 m³/h with 2 bar)
• Water heating unit 3 kW.
• Water heating unit 15 kW.