INDEX

CONTENTS PAGE NO
1. 1
Introduction……………………………………………………………. 2
2. Heat Transfer Phenomena...……………………………………….. 2
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2.1. 4
Overview…………………………………………………………. 4
2.2. Mechanisms.……………………………………………….. 4
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3. Modes of Heat 5
Transfer……………………………………………... 6
3.1. Conduction…………….. 8
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3.2 . Convection……………. 9
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3.3. Radiation………………………………... 12
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3.4. Mass Transfer…………………………….. 14
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3.5. Conduction v/s 16
Convection………………………………………... 17
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4. Phase Changes…………….
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4.1. Boling……………………………………....
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4.2. Condensation………..……..…………………. 29
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5. Heat Exchanger……………..…..……………... 39
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6. Types of Heat Exchanger….………………………….…………… 41
6.1. Shell And Tube Heat Exchanger. 41
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6.2. Plate Heat Exchanger……. 44
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6.3. Plate Fin Heat Exchanger……... 49
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6.4. Selection of Best Suited Heat
Exchanger……………………………………….
 6.5. Monitoring and Maintenance,,,,………………………………………………...
6.6. Fouling…………………………………………………………………………..
7. Plate Heat Exchanger………...…………..……………………………
7.1. Flow Patterns And Pass Arrangement...…………………………………………
7.2. Benefits Offered By Plate Heat Exchangers………………………………...…..
8. Plate Heat Exchangers: Main Components…………………………..
8.1. Constructional Features…………………….………………...…………………
8.2. Other Forms of Heat Exchanger……….………………………………………..
9. Where to use Plate Heat Exchangers………….…………………... 50
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9.1. Applications For Which Plate Heat Exchangers Are Not
54
Recommended…………..
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10. Thermohydraulic Fundamentals Of Plate Heat
56
Exchangers………
10.1. High and Low Theta 61
Plates…………………………………………………… 69
10.2. Thermal Mixing…………………………. 70
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10.3. Flow Area……………………………….
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10.4. Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations…..
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10.5. Specific Pressure Drop or Jensen Number...
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11. PHE: Thermal Design Methods…………….
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11.1. LMTD Method, Due to Buonopane et al...
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11.2. E-NTU Approach……….………………..
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12. Corrosion and Fouling of Plate Heat Exchanger…………...
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13. Limitations of Plate Heat
Exchanger……………………………….
14. The Problem
Statement………………………………………………
15. The Mechanical
Design……………………………………………...
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Conclusion………………………………………………...................
17. Nomenclature &
Graph……………………………………………..
18. Bibliography…………………………………………………………..