Is Aspen Plus capable of meeting the design requirement of a minimum heat transfer temperature difference of 5°C for counterflow heat exchangers?
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Is Aspen Plus capable of meeting the design requirement of a minimum heat transfer temperature difference of 5°C for counterflow heat exchangers? I’m using version 7.3.2 and want to perform heat exchange between hot air at 220 degrees and cold water at 25 degrees using a heat exchanger. The air is cooled to 40 degrees; the desired minimum heat transfer temperature difference is 5 degrees. The air flow rate is 1 kg/s, while the water flow rate is adjustable
This is a theoretical calculation; it should be possible to specify it
Thank you. Do you have time to teach me? Just the steps would be enough; I’ve tried to find the design specifications, and there’s something called a \"minimum internal temperature approach\" in the block, but I’m not quite sure how it works
I have used HYSYS, and it allows for setting the minimum temperature difference for heat exchangers. By going to the specification section for heat exchanger design and selecting \"Add\", and choosing \"Minimum approach\" as the type, this setting can be configured