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Air cooled heat exchangers---conventional and unconventional. W. Kais. Hydrocarbon Processing, August 1994, 73(8), 138--140.
Unconventional heat exchangers are described as wet-surface air-cooled units and are recommended as replacements for conventional fin-tube air coolers. Advantages are listed. Design features are discussed and a five-bay wet-surface exchanger system is described and illustrated. Wet-surface exchangers are used for duties that require process steam exit temperatures not easily attainable by any other heat-transfer mechanism. Some typical applications are reviewed but are not recommended where tube surface temperatures exceed 130 degrees F. Removal of mineral deposits from the tubes is discussed. In one application a fin-tube requires about eight times the fan capacity of a wet-surface exchanger. 4 refs.
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Journal title: Hydrocarbon Processing
Subjects: Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Steam, Refining, Heat, Heat transfer, Heat exchangers
