ProSEC: Modelling and Simulation in 3D of Brazed Aluminium Core-in-Drum Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers

A model for steady-state simulation in 3D of a Core-in-Drum plate-fin heat exchanger is presented in this paper. The model takes into account both the geometrical description of the PFHE, layer by layer, and the description of the external piping layout of each stream outside the core. Several steps that allow to define the entire Core-in-Drum model are presented in this case study, with in particular the mesh generation, the topological description of stream circulation, calculation constraints and, to finish, detailed results.