ESDU Heat Transfer Series

Methods and data are presented for use by the process plant engineer, design engineer or consultant dealing with the evaluation or prediction of the performance of heat transfer equipment and the costing of heat exchangers. The Sections give step-by-step calculation methods and indicate the limits of applicability and the limits of accuracy of empirical correlations. Many of the methods are presented in a form readily adaptable to computer implementation.

The following topics are covered in this Series:

• Single-phase forced and free convection in straight, annular and coiled tubing, together with the pressure loss and heat transfer resulting from tube inserts and roughened surfaces.
• Forced convection over cylinders and tube banks and free convection and radiation from simple shapes.
• Heat pipe design and performance prediction and the selection of appropriate temperature measuring devices and the requirements for refractory lining materials are also treated.
• Condensation.
• Evaporation.
• Heat exchanger selection and costing, performance and design.
• Process integration, fouling and vibration in tube banks.