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Getting Started: Building Your First Case in Xpfe

April 01, 2026

This webinar introduces Xpfe®, the plate-fin module of HTRI’s Xchanger Suite®. After reviewing manufacturing standards and industrial applications, we build an example case step-by-step using an input datasheet. The example case illustrates relevant concepts, such as the software interface, process conditions, geometry, and key performance parameters. ...
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• XPFE
• XCHANGER SUITE
• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER
• PLATE-FIN
• PLATE-AND-FRAME HEAT EXCHANGER

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Getting Started: Building Your First Case in Xphe

January 24, 2024

Are you ready to build your first case in Xphe®? This webinar provides an overview of the program's user interface and basic functionality then demonstrates the specification of an exchanger design in Xphe using the information in an API 662 Spec Sheet. View this webinar for a step-by-step specification of a new Xphe case including process...
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• XPHE
• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER
• GETTING STARTED
• GEOMETRY

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TechTip: Modeling Plate-and-Shell Heat Exchangers using Xphe

July 29, 2020

This webinar briefly reviews HTRI research on plate-and-frame heat exchangers and plate-and-shell heat exchangers (PSHEs), focusing on the geometry differences and similarities between the two types. Xphe® is a module in Xchanger Suite® for modeling plate-and-frame heat exchangers. Using an example case, we will discuss how to use Xphe to model a PSHE. Additionally, we identify the key...
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• XPHE
• TECHTIP
• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER

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TT-30 Modeling plate-and-shell heat exchangers using Xphe

May 06, 2020

Component: Xphe Date posted: 6 May 2020  Last updated: 21 February 2024  Xphe, a module in Xchanger Suite, models plate-and-frame heat exchangers (PHEs) with rectangular plates. This TechTip provides a workaround for using Xphe to model plate-and-shell exchangers (PSHEs) with circular plates before HTRI develops a software module specifically for this...
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• XPHE
• TECHTIP
• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER
• MECHANICAL DESIGN

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PHE-22 CFD Simulations of a Plate-and-shell Heat Exchanger

December 04, 2019

HTRI experimentally evaluated the thermal-hydraulic performance of a water-water plate-and-shell heat exchanger at the Research & Technology Center and then used the results to calibrate a solution approach through computational fluid dynamics. The tortuous flow paths through the corrugated channels of the plate pack were modeled effectively using porous media. Inertial resistance...
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• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER
• CFD

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Research Update: Insights from CFD Simulations of a Plate-and-Shell Heat Exchanger

November 07, 2019

HTRI gathered experimental data for a plate-and-shell exchanger at the Research & Technology Center (RTC). These data provided the opportunity for HTRI to extend its CFD simulation experience to plate heat exchanger types. The results provide additional insights about the flow distribution and port pressure drops. In this webinar, we discuss...
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• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER
• CFD

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PHE-21-TR Liquid Thermal and Hydraulic Performance of Plate-and-shell Heat Exchanger

March 20, 2019

HTRI conducted water-to-water liquid thermal performance testing in a plate-and-shell heat exchanger (PSHE) provided by Vahterus Oy. This report discusses the test setup and data collection, summarizes the heat transfer and pressure drop results, and correlates the test data against current HTRI methods. Since HTRI currently has limited data related to...
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• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER

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PHE-20 Flow Boiling Heat Transfer Method for Corrugated Channels in Plate Heat Exchangers

February 12, 2019

HTRI has collected flow boiling data in a plate-and-frame heat exchanger, as well as in two plate-and-shell heat exchangers and one welded plate heat exchanger. Based on these data, we have developed an improved flow boiling method applicable to heat exchangers using corrugated plates....
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• BOILING
• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER

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PHE-19 Condensation Heat Transfer Method for Corrugated Channels in Plate Heat Exchangers

November 19, 2018

This report proposes an improved condensation heat transfer method for corrugated channels in plate heat exchangers, based on n-pentane condensation data collected in a welded plate heat exchanger. The generalized method is applicable to all corrugated channels in different types of plate heat exchangers, such as plate-and-frame and  plate-and-shell heat exchangers. ...
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• CONDENSATION
• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER

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Advancing HTRI's plate heat exchanger technology

October 16, 2018

Updated in July 2024 Many different designs of plate heat exchangers (PHEs) exist for different heat transfer processes. Most PHEs are formed by corrugated plates, which are often spaced by rubber sealing gaskets or welded together to form hot and cold channels. Plate shapes and fluid distribution vary for different types...
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• WELDED PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER
• PLATE-AND-SHELL HEAT EXCHANGER
• PLATE-AND-FRAME HEAT EXCHANGER
• XPHE
• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER

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PHE-18-TR Shellside Boiling Tests in Plate-and-shell Heat Exchanger

July 10, 2018

HTRI collected flow boiling data using a plate-and-shell heat exchanger (PSHE) provided by Vahterus Oy. In the exchanger, steam condensed on the plate side, and process fluids—pure n-pentane and a mixture of n-pentane and p-xylene—boiled on the shell side. This report discusses the data and analysis, including evaluations using Xphe® 7.3.1....
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• BOILING
• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER
• SHELLSIDE
• XPHE

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PHE-17-TR Liquid-phase and Boiling Testing in a Welded Plate Heat Exchanger

March 07, 2018

HTRI conducted liquid-phase and phase-change experiments in a welded plate heat exchanger (WPHE) provided by Hisaka Works, Ltd. With the test plate pack installed vertically, cold fluid flowed horizontally, and steam condensed downward. We conducted single-phase and boiling tests using p-xylene as the test fluid, as well as boiling tests using...
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• BOILING
• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER
• SINGLE-PHASE
• XPHE

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Research Update: Modeling Flow Distribution in Manifolds and Headers

January 16, 2017

In this webinar, we will discuss flow distribution and pressure drop for single T-junctions and manifolds by describing the T-junction resistance coefficients and how they vary with flow conditions and geometry describing manifold geometry and outlining the differential and discrete equation approaches for solving the flow distribution problem demonstrating which approach...
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• FLOW DISTRIBUTION
• PHE HEADER
• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER
• PRESSURE DROP
• RESEARCH
• TWO-PHASE FLOW

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Research Update: Condensation in Welded Plate Exchangers

January 16, 2017

Plate heat exchangers (PHEs) are well suited for applications that require compactness, low weight, and high efficiency. Traditional gasket-type PHEs are limited to a low range of pressures and temperatures. When operating pressures and temperatures exceed the range of a traditional gasket PHE, a welded-plate design is sometimes used. This webinar...
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• CONDENSATION
• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER
• RESEARCH

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Q11-2 Simulating Nozzle Flow in Spiral Exchangers using CFD

January 16, 2017

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis was used to calculate the nozzle pressure drop K-values for spiral plate heat exchangers. Results of this analysis resolved the discrepancy between K-values from the Minton method and in PHE-11. The K-values from PHE-11 compared better with the CFD results in the region of Reynolds numbers...
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• PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER
• NOZZLES
• CFD

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