Design and evaluate finned tube bundles.

Author(s) : GANAPATHY V.

Type of article: Article

Summary

In the petrochemical industries, finned tube bundles are widely used in heat exchangers, air coolers, waste heat boilers and fired heaters where energy transfer occurs between clean flue gases and a fluid with a high heat-transfer coefficient. They have several advantages including compactness, low gas pressure drop and low weight for a given duty compared to bare tube bundles. Examples are given on how to discuss them.

Details

  • Original title: Design and evaluate finned tube bundles.
  • Record ID : 1997-3273
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Hydrocarbon Processing - vol. 75 - n. 9
  • Publication date: 1996/09
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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