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Fundamentals of Industrial Heat Exchangers

Selection, Design, Construction, and Operation

  • 1st Edition - January 13, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Hossain Nemati, Mohammad Moghimi Ardekani, James Mahootchi, Josua P. Meyer
  • Language: English

Fundamentals of Heat Exchangers: Selection, Design, Construction, and Operation details the design and construction of heat exchangers in both research and industry contexts.… Read more

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Description

Fundamentals of Heat Exchangers: Selection, Design, Construction, and Operation details the design and construction of heat exchangers in both research and industry contexts. This book is split into three parts, firstly outlining the fundamental properties of various types of heat exchangers and the critical decisions surrounding material selection, manufacturing methods, and cleaning options. Other sections provide a comprehensive grounding in the theory and analysis of heat exchangers, guiding the reader through thermal design. Finally, the book shows how to apply industrial codes to this process with detailed demonstrations, designing a shell-and-tube exchanger compliant with important but complex code ASME, Sec. VIII, Div.1.

Taking into account the real-world considerations of heat-exchanger design, this book takes a reader from fundamental principles to the mechanical design of heat exchangers for industry or research.

Key features

  • Presents a full guide to the design of heat exchangers from thermal analysis to mechanical construction
  • Provides detailed case studies and real-world applications, including a unique collection of photos, sketches, and data from industry and research
  • Takes designers through the process of applying industry codes using a step-by-step demonstration of designing shell-and-tube heat exchangers compliant with ASME, Sec. VIII, Div.1

Readership

Academics and graduate students from mechanical, chemical and process engineering researching the design and development of heat exchangers. Industrial engineers and project managers working on heat exchangers in the oil, gas, petrochemical and power plant sectors

Table of contents

Part I: Heat Exchangers & their Classifications1. Heat Exchanger Classifications2. Gasketed Plate-and-frame Heat Exchangers3. Other Varieties of Plate-type Heat Exchangers4. Air-cooled Heat Exchangers5. Cooling Towers6. Shell-and-tube Heat Exchangers7. Heat Pipes8. Double-pipe (Hairpin) Heat Exchangers9. Selection of Heat Exchanger Type and Components

Part II: Thermal Design of Shell-and-tube Heat Exchangers10. An Introduction to Heat Transfer11. Logarithmic Mean Temperature Difference12. Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in One-phase Flows13. Thermal Design of Shell-and-tube Heat Exchangers14. Index of Variables Used in Part Two

Part III: Mechanical Design of Shell-and-tube Heat Exchangers15. Introduction to Mechanical Design16. Shell Design17. Head Design18. Design of Openings and Nozzles19. Flange Design20. Tubesheet Design based on the ASME Standard21. Tubesheet design based on the TEMA standard22. Calculating wind and earthquake loads23. Examples

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 16, 2024
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Hossain Nemati

Dr Nemati has more than 22 years of academic and industrial experience. He is the author and co-author of 43 top peer-reviewed journals and conference articles. Besides his academic activities, he is a professional in the design and construction of different types of exchangers, especially shell and tube heat exchangers and air coolers. He has cooperated on several large-scale petrochemical projects.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran

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Mohammad Moghimi Ardekani

Since 2013 Dr Ardekani has been actively involved in the design and optimisation of new technologies and devices in the fields of renewable energy (solar thermal technologies in particular), thermal energy storage, and multiphase-based (including nanofluid) heat sinks. He has published 55 articles in top peer-reviewed journals and prestigious conference proceedings, one book, two book chapters and a webinar in collaboration with different research institutes and companies around the world including Imperial College London (UK), the University of Clarkson (USA), and the National Technical University of Athens (Greece). He has secured research grants for, managed, and delivered funded projects worth over £1.7m. Previous to his academic career, he worked in solar thermal, oil, gas and petrochemical plants for over 4 years. His scientific activities have earned him the international Green Talent Award from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) which introduced me as a top young scientist in Green Energy in 2015, while he was also named a Promising Young Researcher (Y2 rating) by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. He is on 3 editorial boards and a reviewer of 19 notable accredited journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Clean Energy Technologies, Staffordshire University (UK) and Extraordinary Lecturer, University of Pretoria, South Africa

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James Mahootchi

James Mahootchi is a senior project engineer and a consultant. He is a chartered professional engineer of Engineers Australia in Mechanical Engineering and Pressure Equipment Design Verification. Having many years of experience in oil, gas, petrochemical and aviation industries, he has performed mechanical design of numerous pressure vessels, heat exchangers and etc. His main focus regarding heat exchangers includes mechanical design of shell and tube heat exchangers. He has also (co)authored another book called “Pressure vessel Design, Guides and Procedures”. As his latest work, he has been part of the design team of Western Sydney International airport.

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Project Engineer, Chartered Professional Engineer, Acor Consultants, Australia

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Josua P. Meyer

Prof Josua Meyer, is a professor at Stellenbosch University. His research has a broad focus on the thermal sciences, but with a narrower focus on heat exchangers. His heat exchanger work focuses on fundamental work in internal forced convection, the transitional flow regime, nanofluids, boiling, and condensation. On an applications level his work focuses on thermal-solar, wind- and nuclear energy. He has received 11 different teaching awards from three different universities. He has won more than 43 research awards including 33 awards for best article of the year or best conference paper. His is a “highly cited researcher” and is amongst the top 2% scientists in the world. He is on the editorial board of 13 journals and is editor of 7 journals in his field of research. He has (co)authored more than 800 articles, conference papers, book chapters, and patents and has (co)supervised more than 150 research masters and PhD students
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

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