Practical Heat Transfer

ISBN
1-56700-216-1

Author of several well-received Process Engineering Guides in Heat Transfer, Peter Hills brings more than 25 years of experience in a variety of thermal applications. The book provides a practical insight into the design, operations, specification, and purchasing of heat transfer equipment. The engineer is led through logical understanding of all processes involved and taught to distinguish the practical applications from the computer codes. Covers a wide and detailed variety of process and power equipment.

340 pages, © 2005

PRATICAL HEAT TRANSFER / CHAPTER 2 - COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR HEAT EXCHANGER RATING

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CHAPTER 2 - COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR HEAT EXCHANGER RATING

2.1 INTRODUCTION

2.2 SOURCES OF SOFTWARE

2.2.1 In-House Software

2.2.2 Research Based Organisations

2.2.3 Software Houses

2.3 SELECTION OF SOFTWARE

2.4 MODES OF OPERATION

2.4.1 Design

2.4.2 Checking

2.4.3 Simulation

2.4.4 Limitations

2.5 INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

2.5.1 Input Data

2.5.2 Output Messages

2.5.2.1 Error Messages

2.5.2.2 Warning Messages

2.5.2.3 Advisory Messages

2.5.3 Physical Property Output

2.5.4 Main Results Page

2.5.5 Detailed Conditions Along the Exchanger

2.5.6 Pressure Drop Distributions

2.5.7 Flow Distributions

2.5.8 Ancillary Calculations

2.5.9 Setting Plans

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