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OPTIMIZATION OF WET-SURFACE HEAT EXCHANGERS.

Author(s) : HSU S. T.

Type of article: Article

Summary

PRESENTS AN ANALYSIS OF WET-SURFACE HEAT EXCHANGERS TO DETERMINE THE CONFIGURATION THAT OPTIMISES THE PERFORMANCE. THE AIM IS TO COOL A STREAM OF AIR TO A TEMPERATURE LOWER THAN THE INLET WET-BULB TEMPERATURE BY THE EVAPORATION OF WATER. INVESTIGATES 3 LABORATORY MODELS AND A COMMERCIAL PROTOTYPE: A UNIDIRECTIONAL, A COUNTERFLOW, A COUNTERFLOW CLOSED LOOP CONFIGURATION AND A CROSSFLOW CLOSED LOOP COMMERIL. FINDS THAT DRY BULB TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN THE INLET WET-BULB TEMPERATURE CAN EASILY BE ACHIEVED. CONCLUDES THAT THE INLET DEW-POINT TEMPERATURE CAN BE APPROACHED WITH MODERATE FLOW RATES AND SIMPLE GEOMETRIES. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 24, N 6, 1989/11-12, 89-01792.

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  • Original title: OPTIMIZATION OF WET-SURFACE HEAT EXCHANGERS.
  • Record ID : 1990-1575
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Far and Near in Water & Energy - vol. 14 - n. 11
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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