Avoid operating problems in air-cooled heat exchangers: Use these guidelines to troubleshoot and evaluate performance

Hydrocarbon Processing

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 69-76

  Mukherjee, R ^a,b,c,d  

^a Natl Inst of Information   (India)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers   (India)

^d Indian Inst of Chemical Engineers ^*  (India)

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EID: 3342885513     PISSN: 00188190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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