Chevron Plate Heat Exchanger

Description: This module introduces beginners to CFD analysis of chevron plate heat exchangers using ANSYS Fluent, a compact and highly efficient heat transfer device widely used across industries such as food processing and HVAC. The course builds foundational skill in simulating these plate-based exchangers, starting from the basics of the ANSYS Fluent interface and progressing through a complete simulation workflow suited to newcomers in thermal-fluid engineering.

Methodology: The training walks through constructing a simplified chevron plate geometry, defining the working fluid properties, and setting appropriate inlet flow rates, temperatures, and outlet conditions, along with wall boundary conditions on the plate surfaces to capture realistic heat transfer behavior. Basic solver settings are configured, including an introductory turbulence model appropriate for beginner-level analysis, and the simulation is monitored through to convergence.

Analysis: Results are explored through basic visualizations of velocity fields and temperature contours, along with an interpretation of fundamental pressure drop characteristics across the plate arrangement. These insights connect the observed flow and thermal behavior back to real-world chevron plate exchanger performance, giving learners a practical grounding in convective heat transfer analysis and a foundation for tackling more advanced heat exchanger CFD topics.