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Transient response of a shell and tube heat exchanger

Conference ·
OSTI ID:78292
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  1. Public Service Electric and Gas Co., Hancocks Bridge, NJ (United States)

Governing partial differential equations describing transient heat transfer for a one shell pass and two tube pass heat exchanger have been derived. These equations were solved using a finite difference method. The ultimate steady state temperatures agree well with the available closed form solution. The transient response of a heat exchanger can be used to predict its overall fouling resistance when steady state testing becomes impractical due to lack of sufficient heat load.

OSTI ID:
78292
Report Number(s):
CONF-941007--; ISBN 0-7918-1385-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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