Selection, Evaluation, and Rating of Compact Heat Exchangers v. 1.006

Software · Wed Nov 09 00:00:00 EST 2016

OSTI ID:1332085

Carlson, Matthew D. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories

SEARCH determines and optimizes the design of a compact heat exchanger for specified process conditions. The user specifies process boundary conditions including the fluid state and flow rate and SEARCH will determine the optimum flow arrangement, channel geometry, and mechanical design for the unit. Fluids are modeled using NIST Refprop or tabulated values. A variety of thermal-hydraulic correlations are available including user-defined equations to accurately capture the heat transfer and pressure drop behavior of the process flows.

• Short Name / Acronym: SEARCH; 005038MLTPL00
• Site Accession Number: SCR #1654.1
• Version: 00
• Programming Language(s): Medium: X; OS: Anywhere EES is supported Windows XP, Vista, 7/8
• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1332085
• Country of Origin: United States