Improving the performances of earth air heat exchangers through Constructal design

Design with Constructal Theory: Steam Generators, Turbines and Heat Exchangers

Mechanical Engineering) Design with Constructal Theory: Steam Generators, Turbines and Heat Exchangers

Effectively Design Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers

heat exchangers (STHEs) is done by sophisticated computer software. However, a good understanding of the underlying principles of exchanger design is needed to use this software effectively. This article explains the basics of exchanger thermal design, covering such topics as: STHE components; classification of STHEs according to construction and according to service; data needed for thermal de...

Suitability of Polymer Heat Exchangers for Air Conditioning Applications

Incorporating Moldability Considerations during the Design of Polymer Heat Exchangers

Incorporating moldability considerations during the design of thermally enhanced polymer heat exchangers. Recently, available formulations of thermally enhanced polymer composites are attractive in heat exchanger applications due to their low cost and improved corrosion resistance compared to the conventional metal options. This paper presents a systematic approach to the design of plate-fin he...

A Fundamentally New Approach to Air-cooled Heat Exchangers

We describe breakthrough results obtained in a feasibility study of a fundamentally new architecture for air-cooled heat exchangers. In conventional “fan-plus-finned-heat-sink” air-cooled heat exchangers, the primary physical limitation to performance (i.e. achieving low thermal resistance) is the boundary layer of motionless air that adheres to and envelops all surfaces of the heat exchanger. ...