Heat Exchanger Design Handbook

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CRC Press, May 20, 2013 - Science - 1260 pages
This comprehensive reference covers important aspects of heat exchangers (HEs): design and modes of operation and practical, large-scale applications in process, power, petroleum, transport, air conditioning, refrigeration, cryogenics, heat recovery, energy, and other industries. This second edition includes over 400 drawings, diagrams, tables, and equations, includes updated material throughout; coverage of the latest advances in HE design techniques; expanded and updated coverage of materials selection; and a look at the newest fabrication techniques.
 

Contents

Preface
li
Acknowledgments
liii
Author
lv
Introduction Classification and Selection
1
Chapter 2 Heat Exchanger Thermohydraulic Fundamentals
39
Chapter 3 Heat Exchanger Thermal Design
117
Chapter 4 Compact Heat Exchangers
145
Chapter 5 Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design
237
Chapter 9 Fouling
465
Chapter 10 FlowInduced Vibration of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
509
Chapter 11 Mechanical Design of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
563
Chapter 12 Corrosion
665
Chapter 13 Material Selection and Fabrication
749
Chapter 14 Quality Control and Quality Assurance Inspection and Nondestructive Testing
955
Chapter 15 Heat Exchanger Fabrication
1045
Chapter 16 Heat Exchanger Installation Operation and Maintenance
1167

Chapter 6 Regenerators
337
Chapter 7 Plate Heat Exchangers and Spiral Plate Heat Exchangers
393
Chapter 8 Heat Transfer Augmentation
433
Back Cover
1187
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Thulukkanam Kuppan works for the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, and is based in Chennai, India. He is author of the successful Heat Exchanger Design Handbook, First Edition published by Marcel-Dekker (now CRC Press) in 2000. Kuppan is a noted authority in the area of heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and railway technologies. He has years of practical experience through his work with the Indian Railways, and is well-known in industry and academia in South Asia.