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MEL709 : Heat Exchangers

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Lecture Notes for Self Study Course

• Basics of Heat Exchangers
• Deduction of Fundamental Laws for Heat Exchangers
• Performance Analysis of Heat Exchangers
• Development in Double Pipe - HEAT EXCHANGER for Concurrence & Better Economy!
• SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS
• Kern's Description of Shell Side Flow in SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER

Lecture Notes

• Introduction to Heat Exchangers
• Evolution (Artistic & Scientific) of Heat Exchangers
• Science of Heat Exchanging
• Theory of Heat Exchanging
• Mean Temperature Difference in Heat Exchangers
• Temperature Profiles in Heat Exchangers
• Variation of Fluid Temperature in Heat Exchangers
• Non-dimensional Analysis of Heat Exchangers
• Performance Analysis of Heat Exchangers
• More Non-Dimensional Models for Simple Heat Exchangers
• Concurrent Engineering Aspects of HXs
• Modification of Capacity Ratio in Simple HXs
• Double Pipe HEAT EXCHANGERS with Low Thermal Resistance
• Double Pipe HEAT EXCHANGERS with Finned Inner Tube
• More Ideas for Compact Double Pipe HXs
• Classification of Heat Exchangers
• Double Pass DPHX
• Multi Pass DPHX
• Large Shell Heat Exchangers
• The Family of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
• Thermo-Hydraulic Design of Shell-and-tube Heat Exchangers
• Kern Method of SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER Analysis
• Kern's Description of Shell Side Flow in SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER
• Closure of Kern's Method
• Baffling in SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS
• Geometrical Details of Baffles & Shell Side Fluid Dynamics
• Analysis of Mingled Shell-side stream
• Design Formulae for Mingled Shell-side stream-1
• Design Formulae for Mingled Shell-side stream-2
• Hydraulic Analysis of STHE Using Bell Delaware Method
• Parametric Study of STHE Design
• Thermo-economic Optimization of STHE
• Exergy Analysis of STHE
• STHE as Closed Feed water Heater
• Design Clues for STHE as Condenser
• Recent Advances in Condensation on Tube Banks
• Cross Flow Heat Exchangers
• Finned Tube Heat Exchangers
• Plate Heat Exchangers
• Design Analysis of Plate Heat Exchangers
• Thermal Analysis and Design of Cooling Towers
• Design Analysis of Plate Heat Exchangers

Tutorial Notes

• Foundations for Heat Exchanger Development
• Analysis of Simple Cases in Heat Transfer
• Diagnosis of Simple Heat Exchanger
• Double Pipe HEAT EXCHANGERS with Finned Inner Tube
• Helical Double-tube HX
• Multi Pass DPHX
• Kern Method of SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER Analysis
• Actual Shell Side Heat Transfer Coefficient :Bell-Delaware Method
• Actual Shell Side Pressure Drop :Bell-Delaware Method
• Design of Condensers/Condensing Zones
• Heat Exchangers with Cross Flow past Cylinders
• Design of Plate Heat Exchangers

Reading Material

• Energy and Human Evolution
• Classification of Heat Exchangers
• Design Theoery of Sheall and Tube HX