Predicting size reduction of shell and tube heat recovery exchanger operated with nanofluids based coolants and its associated energy saving

Energy Education Science and Technology Part A: Energy Science and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Leong, K Y ^a,b   Saidur, R ^a   Mahlia, T M I ^a   Yau, Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Flue gas; Heat exchanger; Heat recovery; Nanofluids; Size reduction

Indexed keywords

ADDITION ENERGY; GEOMETRIC SIZES; HEAT TRANSFER AREA; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS; MATERIAL COST; MATERIAL PROCESSING; NANOFLUIDS; SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; SHELL-AND-TUBE; SIZE REDUCTIONS; THERMAL SYSTEMS; WATER BASED;

COPPER; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLUE GASES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SIZE DETERMINATION; SPECIFIC HEAT; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84872737956     PISSN: 1308772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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