AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PRESSURE STRESSES IN A COMPACT, PLATE FIN, COUNTERFLOW HEAT EXCHANGER.
Abstract
Regenerators have been proposed to increase thermal cycle efficiency of gas turbine power plants which are being considered for installation in certain classes of United States Navy ships. These regenerators are to preheat intake air and are currently designed as compact heat exchangers. The recommended heat exchanger configurations are either counterflow or crossflow. This analysis considers only the counterflow configuration. Some of the structural problems associated with rectangular, compact heat exchanger design are discussed and certain structural design parameters are determined analytically. A digital computer program is presented for the analysis of the pressure effects in an idealized, two dimensional, rectangular heat exchanger. This program is written for a matrix analysis of an idealized heat exchanger with a cross section analogous to a multistory building frame.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0486951
Entities
People
- David William Stubbs
- Robert Larry Corbett
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School