Abstract
The entropy generation (irreversibility) concept founded on the second law of thermodynamics may be applied in heat exchanger analysis. In this paper the quantity termed enthalpy exchange irreversibility norm (EEIN) is the measure of the internal heat exchanger irreversibilities. The behavior of EEIN as a function of the heat exchanger thermal size is discussed for an arbitrary flow arrangement and more precisely for two characteristic limiting cases: cocurrent and countercurrent heat exchangers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 83-88 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Heat Transfer Engineering |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| State | Published - 1986 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author thanks Brune Baclic at the University of Novi Sad for stimulating discussions. This work was perfonncd as part of research supported by SIZ NR SAP Vojvodina, contract 01-804/4 for 1983.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes