Performance Test of Counter and Parallel Flow Heat Exchangers Using Copper Tubes and Variable Flow Rate of Cooling Fluid

Abstract

Heat exchanger is equipment used to transfer heat from one fluid to another. It has extensive domestic and industrial applications. Extensive technical literature is available on heat exchanger design, operation and maintenance, but it is widely scattered throughout the industrial bulletins, industrial design codes and standard, technical journals, etc. The purpose of this thesis paper is to consolidate into basic background and concepts design of heat exchangers, operation, cleaning and green technology maintenance on heat exchanger closely related to the industrial practices. At the same time a fin-and-tube heat exchanger model performance is presented in this paper. It uses empirical heat transfer correlations identified in the literature. The model structure, its range of validity and accuracy are described in detail.