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040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a621.4025 _bSm55t
100			_aSmith, Eric M.
245	1		_aThermal design of heat exchangers _cEric M. Smith _ba numerical approach - direct sizing and stepwise rating
260			_bJohn Wiley _c1997 _aChichester
300			_axvii, 400p
500			_aIncludes index
520			_aThis book is unique in adopting a numerical approach to the thermal design of heat exchangers. The computation of mean temperature difference, with accommodation of longitudinal conduction effects, makes full optimisation of the exchanger core possible. Sets of three partial differential equations for both contra-flow and cross-flow are established, and form the bases from which a range of methods of direct-sizing and stepwise rating may proceed. Optimisation of an exchanger for steady-state operation is achieved by an approach which allows maximum utilisation of the allowable pressure losses. Transient methods are covered, including the Method of Characteristics, and the Single-Blow method of testing is treated. Numerous aspects of low and high temperature design are discussed, and extensive references to the literature are provided. Schematic algorithms are listed to allow students and practitioners to construct their own solutions, and spline-fitting of data is discussed.
650			_aHeat exchangers -- Design and construction
942			_cBK
999			_c330978 _d330978