HEAT TRANSFER AND HEAT EXCHANGERS

Abstract

Basic concepts of heat transfer are reviewed in this chapter and applied primarily to heat exchangers, which are equipment for the transfer of heat between two fluids through a separating wall. Heat transfer also is a key process in other specialized equipment, some of which are treated in the next and other chapters. The three recognized modes of heat transfer are by conduction, convection, and radiation, and may occur simultaneously in some equipment.