Thermo-hydraulic channelling in parallel heat exchangers subject to fouling

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3400-3410

  Ishiyama, E M ^a   Paterson, W R ^a   Wilson, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fouling; Pressure drop; Thermo hydraulic channelling; Throughput

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOULING; PRESSURE DROP;

FILM TEMPERATURE; THERMO-HYDRAULIC CHANNELLING;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

COMPUTATION THEORY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOULING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 44749090009     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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