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MULTIPASS PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS. EFFECTIVENESS, NTU RESULTS AND GUIDELINES FOR SELECTING PASS ARRANGEMENTS.

Author(s) : KANDLIKAR S. G., SHAH R. K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS ARE CLASSIFIED ON THE BASIS OF NUMBER OF PASSES ON EACH SIDE AND THE FLOW ARRANGEMENT IN EACH CHANNEL, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE END PLATE EFFECTS. THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE ANALYZED USING THE GAUSS-SEIDEL ITERATIVE FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD ; THE PLATE ARRANGEMENT THAT YIELDS THE HIGHEST EFFECTIVENESS IN EACH PASS CONFIGURATION IS IDENTIFIED. ON THE BASIS OF THESE RESULTS, SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ARE OUTLINED FOR THE SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER CONFIGURATIONS.

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  • Original title: MULTIPASS PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS. EFFECTIVENESS, NTU RESULTS AND GUIDELINES FOR SELECTING PASS ARRANGEMENTS.
  • Record ID : 1990-0563
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. Heat Transf. - vol. 111 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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