The method of calculating sheet-channel heat exchangers used in the thermal equipment of catering

The article considers and substantiates the method of calculating metal panels with tubular channels, as new heat exchangers made of thin steel sheets, which used in thermal equipment at catering establishments. Today, the majorities of steam jackets of technological devices in the food industry arerepresentedby open slotted space and work under pressure, which leads to a thickening of the walls of heat exchangers, and therefore increases the specific quantity of metal. Plate-to-channel heat exchangers, unlike ordinary shirts, are made of thin metal sheets. Panel channel heat exchangers are a structure, which composed of two metal sheets, that are interconnected by contact welding. Heating steam channels are formed between the sheets. The design of sheet-channel heat exchangers can significantly reduce the wall thickness, and thus reduce the metal consumption and reduce the thermal inertia of the equipment. This article describes methods that allow calculating the area of steam channels and obtaining the optimal dimensions of inter-channel sections for sheet-channel heat exchangers of thermal devices of catering enterprises...