摘要 |
A heat exchange method which uses a heat exchange unit for exchanging heat between first and second media to adjust a temperature of the first medium. The method includes (a) a detection step of detecting temperatures of the first and second media to enter the heat exchange unit, and (b) an adjustment step of adjusting a flow rate of the second medium based on the temperatures of the first and second media detected in the detection step. The adjustment step includes (i) a target heat quantity calculation step of calculating a target heat quantity based on a target temperature of the first medium and the temperature of the first medium detected in the detection step, (ii) a first temperature difference calculation step of calculating a first temperature difference based on the target temperature and the temperature of the second medium detected in the detection step, (iii) a setting step of setting a provisional target flow rate of the second medium, (iv) a second temperature difference calculation step of calculating a second temperature difference based on the target heat quantity, the provisional target flow rate, and the temperatures of the first and second media detected in the detection step, (v) an average temperature difference calculation step of calculating one of a logarithmic average temperature difference and an average temperature difference at the heat exchange unit based on the first and second temperature differences, (vi) a heat exchange quantity calculation step of calculating a heat exchange quantity at the heat exchange unit based on one of the logarithmic average temperature difference and the average temperature difference and a heat exchange gain of the heat exchange unit, and (vii) a determination step of determining a target flow rate of the second medium based on a result of a comparison between the heat exchange quantity and the target heat quantity.
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