Heat exchangers : types, design, and applications / Spencer T. Branson, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Branson, Spencer T.

Contributor:

Branson, Spencer T.

Series:

Energy science, engineering and technology series.

Energy science, engineering and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heat exchangers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents research data in the study of heat exchangers, including lightweight compact heat exchangers with open-cell metal; the NTU-effectiveness method to design and assess heat exchangers; a mathematical model for plate heat exchangers; and, advances in design optimisation of shell and tube heat exchangers.

Contents:

Intro

HEAT EXCHANGERS: TYPES, DESIGN,AND APPLICATIONS

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: LIGHTWEIGHT COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGERS WITH OPEN-CELL METAL FOAMS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. TOPOLOGIES OF OPEN-CELL METAL FOAMS

3. SINGLE PHASE FORCED CONVECTION IN OPEN-CELL METALFOAMS

4. IMPINGING JETS ON OPEN-CELL METAL FOAMS

5. OPEN-CELL METAL FOAMS FOR ELECTRONICS COOLING

Acknowledgments

APPENDIX A

NOMENCLATURE

Greek Symbols

Abbreviations

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: THE NTU-EFFECTIVENESS METHOD

2. THE PARALLEL FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER

3. THE COUNTER FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER

4. THE 1-2 HEAT EXCHANGER

5. THE 1-2N HEAT EXCHANGER

6. THE CROSS FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER

7. HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORKS

8. EXAMPLES

9. CONCLUSION

Chapter 3: MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR STEAM GENERATION IN ABSORPTION SYSTEMS

2. THE PHE FEATURES

3. STEAM GENERATION

4. STUDIES IN PLATES IN ABSORPTION SYSTEMS HEAT EXCHANGERS

5. TWO-PHASE FLOWS

6. MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR GENERATION OF STEAM IN A PHE

7. EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF THE PHE

8. THE PHE SIMULATION

CONCLUSION

Chapter 4: THERMAL DESIGN OF COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGERS

INTRODUCTION

PLATE AND FIN HEAT EXCHANGERS

PLATE AND FRAME HEAT EXCHANGERS

SPIRAL HEAT EXCHANGERS

DESIGN SPACE

MULTI-STREAM HEAT EXCHANGER APPLICATIONS

Chapter 5: OPTIMAL DETAILED DESIGNOF SHELL-AND-TUBE COOLER UNITSUSING GENETIC ALGORITHMS

2. PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

3. SEARCH VARIABLES

4. MODEL FORMULATION.

5. SOLUTION METHODOLOGY USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS

6. A NUMERICAL APPLICATION

7. CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 6: ADVANCES IN DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS

2. DELAWARE METHOD

3. OBJECTIVE FUNCTION

4. DESIGN PARAMETERS

5. EFFECT OF DESIGN PARAMETERS ON HEAT EXCHANGER COST

6. OPTIMIZATION METHODS

Chapter 7: THERMAL DESIGN METHODOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL COMPACT HEAT RECOVERY WITH HELICALLY SEGMENTED FINNED TUBES

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Methodology

3. Results

4. Conclusion

References

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61761-425-4

OCLC:

793207134