Study of the Fouling in Plate Heat Exchangers during Milk Treatment using 3D Dynamic Model
Heat exchanger fouling increases production costs across a number of industries. In this study, a mathematical model is developed, and a thorough simulation of a plate heat exchanger (PHE) with milk fouling in three dimensions is performed (3D). The model uses direction-specific flow and energy dynamic equations in the x, y, and z axes to forecast milk flow properties and the PHE surface. The temperature of the milk and the thermal fouling resistance that has developed inside the channels are measured using a plate heat exchanger with counter-current flows. Unflexed protein clumps exponentially as the temperature of the PHE region rises, and thermal fouling resistance also dramatically increases. Depositions of heat-denatured beta-lactоglоbulin (_Lac) along the x, y, and z axes of a channel's interior contribute to fouling and, in turn, raise drop pressure by reducing the channel's hydraulic diameter.
Authors
- N. Labchir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3959-1018)
- Abdelkader Mоuheb
- Yоuness El Hammami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1008-3570)
- Yоussef Ait Yassine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3218-6340)
- Ahmed Kadhim Hussein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4360-0159)
- Farhan Lafta Rashid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7609-6585)
- Zainab Talib Al-Sharify (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3870-3815)
- Mohamed Sannad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3896-3534)
- Soufiane Nouari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9034-440X)
- Lioua Kolsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4368-7458)
- Afaf Zaza
- Mahdi Yоucef
Institutions
- Institut polytechnique de Grenoble (FR)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene (DZ)
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
- Madenat Alelem University College (IQ)
- CEA Grenoble (FR)
- Alsalam University College (IQ)
- University of Ha'il (SA)
- Energetics (United States) (US)
- University Yahia Fares of Medea (DZ)
- University of Kerbala (IQ)
- Laboratoire d'Électronique des Technologies de l'Information (FR)
- Ibn Sina Hospital (KW)
- Institut of Research in Solar Energy and New Energies (MA)
- Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (MA)
- Université Grenoble Alpes (FR)
- Applied Energetics (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.131.2.116
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.60