Efficient Surfaces for Heat Exchangers: Fundamentals and Design

Researchers from the Technical University of Moscow and the Saint Petersburg State Technical University explain to engineers how to select heat transfer surfaces in heat exchangers and devices, and how to calculate the heat transfer and hydraulic resistance when effective methods of heat transfer enhancement are used. They focus on a detailed physical analysis of thermal and hydrodynamic processes occurring during the interaction between coolants and heat transfer surfaces within the framework of the suggested models, and on validating the choice of most efficient heat transfer surfaces for existing heat exchangers. The original Effektivnye poverkhnosti teploobmena was translated by Natalia K. Shveyeva. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)