A NEW SIMPLIFIED FORMULA FOR CROSSFLOW HEAT EXCHANGER EFFECTIVENESS.

Author(s) : LI C. H.

Type of article: Article

Summary

VARIOUS FORMULAE HAVE BEEN OFFERED FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A SINGLE-PASS, CROSSFLOW HEAT EXCHANGER WITH BOTH FLUIDS UNMIXED. A NUMBER OF THESE REQUIRE THE SOLUTION OF MODIFIED BESSEL FUNCTIONS INVOLVING POWER SERIES WITH INFINITE TERMS FOR WHICH APPROXIMATIONS ARE USUALLY MADE. THE AUTHOR SHOWS AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD USING A POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION WHICH GIVES A COMPARABLE ANSWER AND IS EASIER TO COMPUTE. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: A NEW SIMPLIFIED FORMULA FOR CROSSFLOW HEAT EXCHANGER EFFECTIVENESS.
  • Record ID : 1988-0075
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. Heat Transf. - vol. 109 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1987/05
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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