Alternative Approach for Determining Log Mean Temperature Difference Correction Factor and Number of Shells of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-420

  Fakheri, Ahmad ^a  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CORRECTION FACTORS; LOG MEAN TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE (LMTD);

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0842326700     PISSN: 10655131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.v10.i4.50     Document Type: Article

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