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0 ABSTRACT
2.0 INTRODUCTION

The plate heat exchanger is also known as a plate and frame heat exchanger or flat
plate heat exchanger. In plate heat exchanger, heat is transferred from one fluid to another
through a flat metal heat exchanger plate, instead of through a heat exchanger tube wall as
with double pipe or shell and tube heat exchangers.

The hot and cold fluids between channels are on alternate sides of the plates. Each
stream passes three times in series across the plates. When the heat exchanger is connected
for co-current operation, the hot and the cold fluids enter the exchanger at the same end. On
the other hand, when the heat exchanger is connected for counter-current operation, the hot
and the cold fluids enter the exchanger at opposite ends. However, the flows are not truly co-
current thoughout the exchanger because the flow on either side of the plates is not always in
the same direction. Any temperature difference across the metal plates will result in the transfer
of heat between the two fluid streams. As the streams pass through the pack of plates, the hot
water will be cooled and the cold water will be heated.
3.0 EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
1. The flexible hoses are connected to prepare for the co-current configuration system.
2. The flowrate of the hot water is adjusted to 200 L/h.
3. The temperature of the hot water, Te is fixed at 80 C throughout the
thermoregulator.
4. The cold water flowrate is set at 50 L/h
5. The temperature is waited until it is stable, and then it is recorded for both inlet and
outlet stream of hot and cold water.
6. The cold water flowrate is adjusted to 100, 150, 200 and 250 L/h. thermal stability is
waited after each changing of cold water flowrate.
7. Step 1 6 were repeated for counter-current configuration system.