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Air Coolers
What are air coolers? does a typical air cooler include? are they used ? are they used ?
What
When
Air Coolers
Air
coolers (condensers) are heat exchangers which use air as a cooling medium other than water.
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Air Coolers
louvers)
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Air Coolers
Tubes
are arranged in bundles , through which air flows by the action of fans.
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Air Coolers
Plenums
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Air Coolers
When 1. 2.
In arid or semi arid areas In areas where the available water needs extensive treatment in order to be used.
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Air Coolers
Air 1. 2.
cooled heat exchangers may be used to Reject sensible heat from the hot fluid Condense the hot fluid
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Air Coolers
For
the purpose of rejecting sensual heat , we have 2 arrangements : Forced draft air coolers
1.
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Air Coolers
For
the purpose of rejecting sensual heat , we have 2 arrangements : Forced draft air coolers
1.
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Air Coolers
For
the purpose of rejecting sensual heat , we have 2 arrangements : Induced draft air coolers
2.
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Air Coolers
For
the purpose of rejecting sensual heat , we have 2 arrangements : Induced draft air coolers
2.
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Air Coolers
For
the purpose of condensing the hot fluid , we have a different arrangement: air cooled condenser
A-frame
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Design of air coolers (condensers)
It
1. Sizing
Choosing tube diameter , length of tubes , pitch , number of passes , number of tubes etc. Checking on the fouling , and on pressure drop on both of the air and tube side.
drive them.
Air Coolers
Design of air coolers (condensers)
You
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Chapter 12 : Air Cooled Heat Exchangers Special attention to Example 12.1 , p.645
Air Coolers
Design of air coolers (condensers)
Steps
are well mentioned in example 12.1 except in the part of calculating the heat transfer coefficient (h) of the tube side. this part we will refer to Kern
In
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Air Coolers
Design of air coolers (condensers)
In
Kern , we will take the approach of using equation 12.45 in order to calculate the heat transfer coefficient of the tube side
tw= f(hi) Assume hi Get tw
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Design of air coolers (condensers)
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What is required from you to deliver:
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containing
What are air cooled heat exchangers? When are they used? What are their advantages? Advantages and disadvantages of each of induced and forced draft
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