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Further Details Title: Plate Heat Exchangers Condition: New Subtitle: Design, Applications and Performance Author: L. Wang Contributor: L. Wang (Edited by), B. Sunden (Edited by), R.M. Manglik (Edited by) Format: Hardback ISBN-10: 185312737X EAN: 9781853127373 ISBN: 9781853127373 Edition: Second ed. Publisher: WIT Press Genre: Technology & Engineering Release Date: 08/23/2007 Description: Heat exchangers are important, and used frequently in the processing, heat and power, air-conditioning and refrigeration, heat recovery, transportation and manufacturing industries. Such equipment is also important in electronics cooling and for environmental issues like thermal pollution, waste disposal and sustainable development. The present book concerns plate heat exchangers (PHEs), which are one of the most common types in practice. The overall objectives are to present comprehensive descriptions of such heat exchangers and their advantages and limitations, to provide in-depth thermal and hydraulic design theory for PHEs, and to present state-of-the-art knowledge.The book starts with a general introduction and historical background to PHEs, then discusses construction and operation (PHE types, plate pattern, etc.) and gives examples of PHEs in different application areas. Material issues (plates, gaskets, brazing materials) and manufacturing methods are also treated.The major part of the book concerns the basic design methods for both single-phase and two-phase flow cases, various flow arrangements, thermal-hydraulic performance in single-phase flow and for PHEs operating as condensers and evaporators.Fouling problems are also discussed and in a section on extended design and operation issues, modern Research and Development (R & D) tools like computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods are discussed. Unique features for PHEs are discussed throughout. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 230mm Item Length: 155mm Series: Developments in Heat Transfer Release Year: 2007 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.