TITCA Extended Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger for TICC

The Expanded Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger for TICC, "TITCA", designed by EDIBON, allows for detailed study of heat transfer between two fluids: the hot water flowing through an inner tube and the cold water circulating in the annular space between the inner and outer tubes. This unit enables analysis of how heat transfer varies under different conditions, such as changes in flow rate, temperature, and type of flow (counter-current or parallel).

With a greater tube length (4 meters) compared to other heat exchangers, the Expanded Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger for TICC offers more measurement points along the same length, thus expanding its analytical and experimental capabilities.

A concentric tube heat exchanger allows for detailed study and analysis of heat transfer between two fluids flowing through concentric tubes, one inside the other. This includes investigating the efficiency of the exchanger, studying the effectiveness of heat exchange, assessing the influence of flow rate on heat transfer, and comparing different flow configurations, such as counter-current and parallel flow.

Additionally, this unit allows for the development of specific practices to determine the overall energy balance in the exchanger, calculate its effectiveness using the NTU method, and examine the influence of the Reynolds number on heat transfer. The concentric tube heat exchanger enables temperature measurement at various points along the exchanger, in both the cold and hot water, providing a detailed understanding of thermal distribution within the device.

In summary, the Expanded Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger for TICC, "TITCA", offers students, professors, and researchers the opportunity to understand and practice the fundamental principles of heat transfer and its application in the industry in a very detailed manner, thanks to the length of its tubes.

To work with this unit, the Base and Service Unit, "TIUS", is required, which provides key functions such as heating water using a thermostatic bath, pumping hot water, regulating and measuring the flow rates of cold and hot water, measuring the inlet and outlet temperatures of cold and hot water, as well as measuring the pressure drop in the heat exchanger.

These Computer Controlled Units are supplied with EDIBON Computer Control System (SCADA), and includes: The unit itself + a Control 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.