Otro
A new approach for thermal performance calculation of cross-flow heat exchangers
Registro en:
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier B.V., v. 48, n. 18, p. 3880-3888, 2005.
0017-9310
10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.03.027
WOS:000230706600013
Autor
Navarro, H. A.
Cabezas-Gomez, L.
Resumen
A new numerical methodology for thermal performance calculation in cross-flow heat exchangers is developed. Effectiveness-number of transfer units (epsilon-NTU) data for several standard and complex flow arrangements are obtained using this methodology. The results are validated through comparison with analytical solutions for one-pass cross-flow heat exchangers with one to four rows and with approximate series solution for an unmixed-unmixed heat exchanger, obtaining in all cases very small errors. New effectiveness data for some complex configurations are provided. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.