Cross-flow heat exchangers
Is surface FTD-2 [Fig. 3-20b] compact? Why are fins used in compact cross-flow heat exchangers? A shell-and-tube heat exchanger is designed for a given (specified) pressure drop along each tube. What happens to (1) the number of tubes required, (2) the friction factor, and (3) the heat transfer coefficient as the tube length is increased?
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