Transient response of multi-pass plate heat exchangers considering the effect of flow maldistribution

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 695-707

  Srihari, N ^a   Das, Sarit K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Axial dispersion; Maldistribution; Multi pass; Plate heat exchanger; Transient response

Indexed keywords

ITERATIVE METHODS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AXIAL DISPERSION; MALDISTRIBUTION; PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; ITERATIVE METHODS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 38849149067     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2006.12.011     Document Type: Article

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