THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT IN HEAT EXCHANGER PLANTS.

Author(s) : HEWITT G. F.

Type of article: Article

Summary

BY USING A MORE SYSTEMATIC APPROACH, CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS IN ENERGY AND CAPITAL MAY BE POSSIBLE. THE PAPER DEALS WITH THE SCOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGNS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO SHELL-AND-TUBE AND TUBE-IN-PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS. IN THE FUTURE, THERE IS LIKELY TO BE AN INCREASING TREND TOWARD MODULARIZATION AND EXAMPLES CITED HERE ARE THOSE OF THE PLATE AND THE HEAT PIPE HEAT EXCHANGER. A NUMBER OF RESEARCH TOOLS ARE BECOMING AVAILABLE AND TWO OF THESE (NAMELY ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALOGUE TECHNIQUES AND NUMERICAL FLOW MODELLING) ARE REVIEWED IN THE FINAL SECTION OF THE PAPER.

Details

  • Original title: THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT IN HEAT EXCHANGER PLANTS.
  • Record ID : 1982-1884
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Heat Transf. Eng. - vol. 3 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1981/10
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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