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Heat exchangers can be classified on the basis of: .........................................................................................2 Nature of Heat Exchange Process ................................................................................................................. 2 Flow arrangements .......................................................................................................................................3 According to Construction .............................................................................................................................3 Plate heat exchangers ...................................................................................................................................3 Gasket Plate Heat Exchanger .........................................................................................................................4
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A heat exchanger is a device that is used to transfer thermal energy between two or more fluids at different temperatures, separated by a boundary or they may be in direct contact. Heat exchangers are the backbone of industry. Almost every industry needs the heat exchanger. So, it is necessary to understand the classification of heat exchanger. So, we can classify heat exchangers as follows
Recuperators
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In an indirect contact heat exchanger, the heat energy is exchanged between hot and cold fluids through a heat transfer surface, i.e. a wall separating the fluids. The fluids flow simultaneously on either side of a separating wall, the heat transfer, without mixing or physical contact with each other. Heat is transfer by convection and conduction. Examples: Concentric tubes heat exchangers, Extended surfaces heat exchangers, Shell and tube heat exchangers etc.
Regenerative Heat Exchanger The hot and cold fluids pass through the same channels in the packing, alternately, both fluids washing the same surface area. Hence a fluid incoming to a process is heated using the energy contained in the fluid exiting this process.
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Extended Surfaces
When additional metal pieces are attached to the ordinary heat transfer surfaces such as fins or appendages , they extend the surface area available for heat transfer
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