Long description:

Fundamentals of Heat Exchangers: Selection, Design, Construction, and Operation details the design and construction of heat exchangers in both research and industry contexts. This book is split into three parts, firstly outlining the fundamental properties of various types of heat exchangers and the critical decisions surrounding material selection, manufacturing methods, and cleaning options. Other sections provide a comprehensive grounding in the theory and analysis of heat exchangers, guiding the reader through thermal design. Finally, the book shows how to apply industrial codes to this process with detailed demonstrations, designing a shell-and-tube exchanger compliant with important but complex code ASME, Sec. VIII, Div.1.

Taking into account the real-world considerations of heat-exchanger design, this book takes a reader from fundamental principles to the mechanical design of heat exchangers for industry or research.

Table of Contents:

Part I: Heat Exchangers & their Classifications1. Heat Exchanger Classifications2. Gasketed Plate-and-frame Heat Exchangers3. Other Varieties of Plate-type Heat Exchangers4. Air-cooled Heat Exchangers5. Cooling Towers6. Shell-and-tube Heat Exchangers7. Heat Pipes8. Double-pipe (Hairpin) Heat Exchangers9. Selection of Heat Exchanger Type and Components

Part II: Thermal Design of Shell-and-tube Heat Exchangers10. An Introduction to Heat Transfer11. Logarithmic Mean Temperature Difference12. Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in One-phase Flows13. Thermal Design of Shell-and-tube Heat Exchangers14. Index of Variables Used in Part Two

Part III: Mechanical Design of Shell-and-tube Heat Exchangers15. Introduction to Mechanical Design16. Shell Design17. Head Design18. Design of Openings and Nozzles19. Flange Design20. Tubesheet Design based on the ASME Standard21. Tubesheet design based on the TEMA standard22. Calculating wind and earthquake loads23. Examples