Title: Heat Exchanger Engineering Techniques : Process, Air Conditioning, and Electronic Systems Author: Michael J. Nee ISBN: 0791801675 / 9780791801673 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 360 Publisher: ASME Year: 2003 Availability: 45-60 days
Description
Contents
This book addresses hundreds of field problems faced by the author over the course of a career. Most exchangers selected are thermally correct, but some constructions are not suitable for an application and can cause field problems.
The author describes constructions that have a negative influence on plant operation, maintenance, metallurgy, requirements, cost, handling, shipping, freezing, recirculation, tolerances, manifolding, distribution, noise, availability, and pressure drop, to name a few.
The effect of adjoining non-exchanger related constructions on performance should not be overlooked. A/C and electronic cooling system problems can often be traced to undersized mating equipment and other constructions as evidenced by examples. The effect of filters, racks, screen rooms, packaging, heat sinks, hot spots, blowers, and ducting on performance is included.
Techniques for identifying, correcting and avoiding problem areas are given. They are arranged to aid the reader in recognizing them. The book was designed for training engineering and non-engineering personnel.
Preface
Acknowledgment
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1 : Process Exchangers : Personnel and Requirements Chapter 2 : Considerations Before Finalizing Selection Chapter 3 : Considerations in Selecting Shell-and-Tube Exchangers Chapter 4 : Air Coolers Chapter 5 : Extended-Surface Metallurgy Chapter 6 : Air Cooler Fans or Blowers Chapter 7 : Exchangers with Longitudinal-Fin Tubes Chapter 8 : Plate Exchangers Chapter 9 : Comparing Exchanger Types Chapter 10 : Fouling Factor Considerations Chapter 11 : Manifolds and Headers Chapter 12 : Freezing Chapter 13 : The Iterative Process of Exchanger Selection Chapter 14 : Techniques to Reduce the Size of an Exchanger Chapter 15 : Techniques to Reduce Exchanger or System Cost Chapter 16 : Adding Surface While Minimizing Downtime Chapter 17 : Features That Should Make Selections Unacceptable Chapter 18 : The Significance of Metal Temperature Chapter 19 : Thermally Correct Systems That Do Not Perform Chapter 20 : Recirculation Chapter 21 : Shipping and Handling Chapter 22 : Relative Humidity Chapter 23 : Air-Conditioning Exchangers : Characteristics, Components, and Performance of A/C System Exchangers Chapter 24 : Underperformance in A/C Systems Due to Ducting Problems Chapter 25 : Other Conditions That Cause A/C Systems to Underperform Chapter 26 : Ways of Increasing the Cooling Capacity of a System Chapter 27 : Conditions That Can Make an A/C System Unacceptable Chapter 28 : The Cooling of Electronics : Electronic Installations and Their Heat Problems Chapter 29 : Lessons for Electronics Engineers Chapter 30 : Overheating Electronics and Corrective Steps to Take Chapter 31 : The Cause of Most Field Problems