Series of Lectures on Heat Exchanger Design – Thermal and Mechanical Engineering

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This post was last edited by wiseboy on 2018-8-29 at 11:00. This lecture is another major event following the lecture on University-level Heat Exchanger Process Design. Many things aren’t in books! In addition to the shell-and-tube heat exchangers, which constitute the largest category, there is also the box-type heat exchangers as the second-largest category. Simply put, a shell-and-tube heat exchanger refers to a tubular heat exchanger with a cylindrical shell ； A box-type heat exchanger refers to a tubular heat exchanger with a rectangular shell, commonly abbreviated as a box-type heat exchanger. Air coolers, economizers, air conditioners, etc., are all members of the box-type heat exchanger family. There is relatively little design information available for box-type heat exchangers; this lecture will introduce, in a series of sessions, the thermal and mechanical design of such exchangers. Many of the principles discussed are applicable to all heat exchanger designs. This lecture is designed for on-site training of professional users; it is made available for everyone to share and will be published in installments. Users of the official version of BoxHeater software can follow the instructions in the tutorials exactly, while other readers can download the relevant software resources at: http://www.htcsoft.com/BoxHeaterTrial.zip. Note regarding these software resources: This is a trial version with limited functions, intended solely for testing purposes. To facilitate readers’ understanding, here is a summary of the courses: Lesson 1: Basic Concepts (1) Lesson 1: Basic Concepts (2) Lesson 2: Design Features Lesson 3: Introduction to Design (1-3) Lesson 3: Introduction to Design (4-6) Lesson 4: Heat Recovery Rate and Investment (1-3) Lesson 5: Issues Related to Flue Gas Exit Temperature (1-2) Lesson 6: Pressure Control and Optimization (1-3) Lesson 6: Pressure Control and Optimization (4-6) Lesson 7: Tube Side Pressure Drop and Optimization (1) Lesson 7: Tube Side Pressure Drop and Optimization (2-3) Lesson 8: Piping Geometry (1-2)