Path: Thermal/HeatExchanger
% Designs a heat exchanger for a one sided heat flux
The output data structure has all the values in the input plus values
computed in the function. The latex formatted output can be saved to
a file using CreateLatexTable or printed in the command window using
DisplayLatexTable.
Type HeatTransferChannel for a demo with a 70% Helium/ 30% Xenon mixture.
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Form:
[d, l] = HeatTransferChannel( d )
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Inputs
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d (.) Input data structure
.name (1,:) Name
.length (1,1) Channel length (m)
.w (1,1) Channel width (m)
.h (1,1) Channel height (m)
.q (1,1) Total heat flux (MW)
.cP (1,1) Heat capacity (J/kg-K)
.gamma (1,1) Ratio of specific heats
.tInlet (1,1) Inlet temperature (deg-K)
.tOutlet (1,1) Outlet temperature (deg-K)
.pressure (1,1) Inlet pressure (Atm)
.gas {1,2*n) {'name' fraction ...}
.kC (1,1) Inlet pressure drop
coefficient
.kE (1,1) Outlet pressure drop
coefficient
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Outputs
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d (.) Additions to the data structure
.mDot (1,1) Mass flow rate (kg/s)
.u (1,1) Velocity (m)
.qChannel (1,1) Heat flux (W/m)
.dP (1,1) Pressure drop (Atm)
.area (1,1) Channel area (m^2)
.d (1,1) Channel dimension (m)
l {:,3} Latex formatted output
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Thermal: HeatExchanger/AbsoluteViscosity Thermal: HeatExchanger/HeatTransferCoeff Thermal: HeatExchanger/NusseltLaminar Thermal: HeatExchanger/NusseltTurbulent Thermal: HeatExchanger/PrandtlNumber Thermal: HeatExchanger/PressureDropChannel Thermal: HeatExchanger/ReynoldsNumberKinematic Thermal: HeatExchanger/ThermalConductivity Common: Atmosphere/RFromCPAndGamma Common: General/DisplayLatexTable Common: Graphics/Plot2D
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