Analysis of htri results
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For a heat exchanger designed using htri, the hot side has an inlet temperature of 80 degrees and an outlet temperature of 60 degrees; however, the heat exchange area is insufficient. Why then is the outlet temperature indicated in the results still at 60 degrees, when it should actually be higher?
Did you enter the outlet temperature in INPUT? Remove the outlet temperature from INPUT, and the software will calculate the outlet temperature on its own
His outlet temperature is calculated based on thermal equilibrium; if you enter the inlet and outlet temperatures on the other side, the outlet temperature on the hot side remains the same. What’s unclear is why the heat exchange area is insufficient, and why the temperatures at various points monitored don’t correspond to the actual heat exchange conditions