heat exchangers in simscape part 1: LMTD
For steady state considerations, you can often use the LMTD approach to calculate temperatures and heat transfer for heat exchangers.
Instead of writing a new simscape block, I used the standard block from thermal_liquid, overrode the internal heat transfer and calculated the LMTD.
for use:
- heat exchanger dimensioning & quick'n'dirty check in overall plant
please note:
- not working for flow reversal and highly dynamic simulation
potential for optimization:
- heat transfer coefficient from lookup-table
- maybe replacing LMTD with NTU approach
Cite As
Andreas (2024). heat exchangers in simscape part 1: LMTD (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/53831-heat-exchangers-in-simscape-part-1-lmtd), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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Inspired: Unofficial Revised Heat Exchangers in Simscape Part 1: LMTD
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