MCE 202 Plate Heat Exchanger Simulation with ANSYS Fluent Notes

Description

This document serves as a comprehensive study guide for simulating a plate heat exchanger using ANSYS Fluent. It details the entire computational fluid dynamics (CFD) workflow, from initial geometry creation to the final setup of the simulation. Key steps covered include 3D model construction in ANSYS DesignModeler, generating a computational mesh and defining named selections in ANSYS Mesher, and configuring the physics and boundary conditions in ANSYS Fluent. The guide specifically addresses a counter-flow plate heat exchanger involving hot oil and cold water streams. Its primary objective is to accurately determine the fluid outlet temperatures.