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Heat Exchanger Engineering Techniques
By
Michael J. Nee
Michael J. Nee
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ISBN-10:
0791801675
No. of Pages:
350
Publisher:
ASME Press
Publication date:
2003

Exchangers can be less expensive and smaller if finned tubes are used. Fins make better use of the pressure drop available, because the length of travel in pure crossflow is low and the available flow area is large. This is advantageous in low-pressure gas or vapor applications where the pressure drop available is small. Finned tubes have been used in air coolers, shell-and-tube units, and longitudinal pipe exchangers. This chapter presents some facts about them.

5.1 Selecting Aluminum or Copper Fins
5.2 Fins of Materials Other Than Copper or Aluminum
5.3 Lowfin Tubes
5.4 Some Rules of Thumb for Finned Surfaces
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