TICC Computer Controlled Heat Exchangers Training System

Heat exchangers are widely used in refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, energy generation, chemical processing, etc. They have many applications in engineering and, as a consequence, there are many models adapted to each application to obtain an efficient heat transfer.

The Computer Controlled Heat Exchangers Training System, "TICC", has been designed by EDIBON to study and compare different types of small-scale heat exchangers working with parallel or counterflow arrangements.

The minimum supply consists of two main elements: the Base Service Unit, "TIUS", and at least one of the required elements described below.

The Base Service Unit, "TIUS", has the following functions:

• Heating water in a computer controlled thermostatic bath.
• Pumping the hot water.
• Regulation and measurement of the cold water and hot water flows.
• Measurement of the inlet and outlet temperatures of the cold water and the hot water.
• Measurement of the pressure drop in the exchanger.

Required elements (at least one) (Not included):

• TITC. Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger for TICC: It has been designed to study the heat transfer between hot water flowing through an internal tube and cold water flowing through the annular area between the internal and the external tubes.
• TITCA. Extended Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger for TICC: It has been designed to study the heat transfer between hot water flowing through an internal tube and cold water flowing through the annular area between the internal and the external tubes.
• TIPL. Plate Heat Exchanger for TICC: It has been designed to study the heat transfer between hot water and cold water flowing through alternate channels formed between parallel plates.
• TIPLA. Extended Plate Heat Exchanger for TICC: It has been designed to study the heat transfer between hot water and cold water flowing through alternate channels formed between parallel plates.
• TICT. Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger for TICC: It consists of a series of tubes inside the heat exchanger where hot water flows. The cooling water flows through the space between the inner tubes and the shell.
• TIVE. Jacketed Vessel Heat Exchanger for TICC: Allows the study of heat transfer between hot water flowing through a jacket and the cold water contained in a vessel.
• TIVS. Coil Vessel Heat Exchanger for TICC: Allows the study of heat transfer between hot water flowing through a coil and cold watercontained in the vessel.
• TIFT. Turbulent Flow Heat Exchanger for TICC: Let us study the heat transfer between hot water that circulates through an internal tubeand cold water that flows through the annular zone between the internal and the external tube.
• TICF. Cross Flow Heat Exchanger for TICC: Designed to study heat transfer between two fluids in cross flow configuration. Hot water flow coming from the base unit enters and leaves a radiator perpendicular to an air current, which is generated by a fan.

This Computer Controlled Unit is supplied with the EDIBON Computer Control System (SCADA), and includes: The unit itself + aControl Interface Box + a Data Acquisition Board + Computer Control, Data Acquisition and Data Management Software Packages, for controlling the process and all parameters involved in the process.