The article contains sections titled: 1. Basic Heat‐Transfer and Pressure‐Drop Analysis 1.1. Basic Equations and Definitions of Heat‐Transfer Analysis 1.1.1. Fundamental Concepts 1.1.2. Temperature Distributions and Heat Exchanger Effectiveness 1.2. Dimensionless Methods for Exchanger Heat‐Transfer Analysis 1.3. Extensions of the Basic Heat‐Transfer Theory 1.3.1. Longitudinal Wall Heat Conduction 1.3.2. Variable Overall Heat‐Transfer Coefficients 1.4. Exchanger Pressure‐Drop Analysis 1.4.1. Plate – Fin Exchangers 1.4.2. Tube – Fin Exchangers 1.4.3. Regenerators 1.4.4. Plate Heat Exchangers 2. Single‐Phase Heat‐Transfer and Pressure‐Drop Correlations 2.1. Basic Concepts and Dimensionless Groups 2.2. Theoretical Solutions and Correlations for Simple Geometries 2.2.1. Fully Developed Flows 2.2.2. Hydrodynamically Developing Flows 2.2.3. Thermally Developing Flows 2.2.4. Simultaneously Developing Flows 2.3. Empirical Correlations for Complex Geometries 2.3.1. Tubular Exchangers 2.3.2. Plate Exchangers 2.3.3. Extended Surface Exchangers 3. Two‐Phase Heat‐Transfer and Pressure‐Drop Correlations 3.1. Flow Patterns 3.2. Two‐Phase Pressure‐Drop Correlations 3.2.1. Intube Pressure Drop 3.2.2. Shellside (Tube Bundle) Pressure Drop 3.2.3. Other Geometries 3.3. Heat‐Transfer Correlations for Condensation 3.3.1. Condensation Inside a Horizontal Tube 3.3.2. Condensation Inside a Vertical Tube 3.3.3. Condensation Outside Horizontal Tube Bundles 3.3.4. Condensation over Finned Tubes 3.3.5. Condensation Outside Vertical Tube Bundles 3.3.6. Condensation of Mixtures 3.4. Heat‐Transfer Correlations for Boiling and Evaporation 3.4.1. Intube Forced Convective Boiling 3.4.2. Intube Critical Heat Flux 3.4.3. Shellside Forced Convective Boiling 3.4.4. Shellside Critical Heat Flux 4. Thermal Design for Single‐Phase Heat Exchangers 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Shell‐and‐Tube Exchangers 4.2.1. Segmental Baffles 4.2.1.1. Shellside Heat Transfer 4.2.1.2. Shellside Pressure Drop 4.2.2. Disk‐and‐Doughnut Baffles 4.2.3. Rod Baffles 4.2.4. Design Procedure 4.3. Compact Heat Exchangers 4.3.1. The Rating Problem 4.3.2. The Sizing Problem 4.3.3. Micro‐Channel Heat Exchangers
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