Monitoring the thermal efficiency of fouled heat exchangers: A simplified method

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 455-463

  Jeronimo M A S ^a   Melo, Luis F ^b   Braga, A Sousa ^c   Ferreira, P J B F ^c   Martins, C ^c  

^a Qualena   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c Petrogal   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fouling; Heat exchangers; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FOULING; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MONITORING; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; SCALE (DEPOSITS); TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

FLUID FLOW RATES; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0031144755     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(96)00146-X     Document Type: Article

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