Innovative Heat Exchangers

This accessible book presents unconventional technologies in heat exchanger design that have the capacity to provide solutions to major concerns within the process and power-generating industries. Demonstrating the advantages and limits of these innovative heat exchangers, it also discusses micro- and nanostructure surfaces and micro-scale equipment, and introduces pillow-plate, helical and expanded metal baffle concepts. It offers step-by-step worked examples, which provide instructions for developing an initial configuration and are supported by clear, detailed drawings and pictures. Various types of heat exchangers are available, and they are widely used in all fields of industry for cooling or heating purposes, including in combustion engines. The market in 2012 was estimated to be U$ 42.7 billion and the global demand for heat exchangers is experiencing an annual growth of about 7.8 %. The market value is expected to reach U$ 57.9 billion in 2016, and approach U$ 78.16 billion in 2020. Providing a valuable introduction to students and researchers, this book offers clear and concise information to thermal engineers, mechanical engineers, process engineers and heat exchanger specialists.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the latest technological advancements in heat exchangers, providing valuable insights for researchers, engineers, and students in related fields. It investigates the latest developments and practical applications across various sectors, depicting both foundational concepts and emerging trends. The book is structured into three sections: “Phase-Change Material (PCM) Heat Exchangers”, “Modeling Methodologies”, and “Material Thermodynamics”. In Section 1, two chapters explore the principles and applications of PCMs, focusing on their role in enhancing thermal management and energy storage. In Section 2, three chapters provide an extensive review of the evolution of different heat exchanger designs and modeling methodologies, highlighting innovation-aided performance improvements. In Section 3, the final chapter investigates the practical aspects of heat transfer in thermal materials, emphasizing optimization techniques and real-world applications. Edited by Peixin Dong, a recognized expert from Hong Kong ITF-Talent Hub 2024, and Xin Sui, a senior researcher/engineer, this book serves as an essential resource for anyone involved in studying and utilizing heat exchanger technologies. Whether you are looking to understand the latest research, explore new design methodologies, or apply advanced heat transfer techniques, this volume offers the insights and knowledge required to stay at the forefront of the field. Innovative Heat Exchanger Technologies, Developments and Applications is your gateway to understanding the future of heat exchanger technology and its impact on diverse industries.

Comprehensive and unique source integrates the material usually distributed among a half a dozen sources. * Presents a unified approach to modeling of new designs and develops the skills for complex engineering analysis. * Provides industrial insight to the applications of the basic theory developed.

Fundamentals of Heat Exchanger Design, Second Edition builds upon the widely-used First Edition, a text often considered to be the most prominent single-volume heat exchanger text on the market. The new and improved Second Edition serves as an equally comprehensive resource, updated to suit the latest technologies and design methods being used in the Heat Exchanger field. Written by First-Edition author Dusan P. Sekulic, this text addresses the latest developments in the industry, including a brand-new chapter on the manufacturing of compact heat exchangers. After opening with a basic introduction to heat exchanger types and design methods, the book goes on to cover more specialized topics such as such as the design of recuperators and regenerators, pressure drop analysis, geometric properties, flow friction, fouling and corrosion, and more. With many significant revisions throughout, this new edition offers more streamlined content while maintaining the consistent, detailed coverage of the fundamentals of the topic that readers appreciated in the First Edition. These unique features position the Second Edition of Fundamentals of Heat Exchanger Design as the ideal text for both engineering professionals and advanced students alike.

This book describes the fundamentals and applications of compact heat exchangers in energy generation. The text focuses on their efficiency impacts on power systems, particularly emphasizing alternative energy sources such as Concentrated Solar Power and nuclear plants. The various types of compact heat exchanger surfaces and designs are given thorough consideration before the author turns his attention to describing how these compact heat exchangers can be applied to innovative plant designs, and how to conduct operational and safety analyses to optimize thermal efficiency. The book is written at an undergraduate level, but will be useful to practicing engineers and scientists as well.

A tubular heat exchanger exemplifies many aspects of the challenge in designing a pressure vessel. High or very low operating pressures and temperatures, combined with sharp temperature gradients, and large differences in the stiffnesses of adjoining parts, are amongst the legion of conditions that behoove the attention of the heat exchanger designer. Pitfalls in mechanical design may lead to a variety of operational problems, such as tube-to-tubesheet joint failure, flanged joint leakage, weld cracks, tube buckling, and flow induced vibration. Internal failures, such as pass partition bowing or weld rip-out, pass partition gasket rib blow-out, and impingement actuated tube end erosion are no less menacing. Designing to avoid such operational perils requires a thorough grounding in several disciplines of mechanics, and a broad understanding of the inter relationship between the thermal and mechanical performance of heat exchangers. Yet, while there are a number of excellent books on heat ex changer thermal design, comparable effort in mechanical design has been non-existent. This apparent void has been filled by an assortment of national codes and industry standards, notably the "ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code" and the "Standards of Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association. " These documents, in conjunction with scattered publications, form the motley compendia of the heat exchanger designer's reference source. The subject matter clearly beckons a methodical and comprehensive treatment. This book is directed towards meeting this need.

Spacecraft, space platform, and manned and unmanned space exploration of the future will require increasingly large sources of power for which a variety of conventional and novel systems are being designed. These systems will require heat exchangers as key components, as well as for waste heat rejection. Electronics will be utilized which will also require heat exchangers for cooling. To meet these future waste heat rejection requirements, it is of paramount importance to encourage researchers and practitioners to develop innovative heat exchanger concepts for aerospace applications. The 46 papers in this volume disseminate state-of-the-art information on current developments in this field. The choice of topics reflect the variety and diversity of recent progress in aerospace heat exchanger technology.