A heat exchanger is a device built for efficient heat transfer from one medium to another. The media may be separated by a solid wall, so that they never mix, or they may be in direct contact. They are widely used in space heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, power plants, chemical plants, petrochemical plants, petroleum refineries, natural gas processing, and sewage treatment. One common example of a heat exchanger is the radiator in a car, in which the heat source, being a hot engine-cooling fluid, water, transfers heat to air flowing through the radiator. This book presents current 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 optimization of shell and tube heat exchangers.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Lightweight Compact Heat Exchangers with Open-Cell Metal Foams
Chapter 2 : The NTU-Effectiveness Method
Chapter 3 : Mathematical Model for Plate Heat Exchangers for Steam Generation in Absorption Systems
Chapter 4 : Thermal Design of Compact Heat Exchangers
Chapter 5 : Optimal Detailed Design of Shell-and-Tube Cooler Units Using Genetic Algorithms
Chapter 6 : Advances in Design Optimization of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
Chapter 7 : Thermal Design Methodology of Industrial Compact Heat Recovery with Helically Strengthened Segmented Finned Tubes
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