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Approximate Equations for the Design of Cross- Flow Heat Exchangers

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Design and Operation of Heat Exchangers

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Cross-counterflow configurations with one fluid unmixed throughout are important flow arrangements for the design of air-coolers and extended surface exchangers. Approximate equations for the thermal calculation of these flow arrangements with arbitrary numbers of passes are proposed. Their accuracy and limitations are discussed. The accuracy of the given equations is more than sufficient for practical design.

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  1. Institute of Thermodynamics, University of the Federal Armed Forces, Hamburg, Germany

    B. Spang & W. Roetzel

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  1. Institut für Thermodynamik, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Hostenhofweg 85, 2000, Hamburg 70, Germany

    Wilfried Roetzel

  2. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD 71DP, UK

    Peter John Heggs

  3. Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Service, Building 392.7, Harwell Oxfordshire, OX 11 0RA, UK

    David Butterworth

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Spang, B., Roetzel, W. (1992). Approximate Equations for the Design of Cross- Flow Heat Exchangers. In: Roetzel, W., Heggs, P.J., Butterworth, D. (eds) Design and Operation of Heat Exchangers. EUROTHERM Seminars, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84450-8_11

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