Papers Published

1. Bejan, A., The concept of irreversibility in heat exchanger design: counterflow heat exchangers for gas-to-gas applications, Trans. ASME, C, J. Heat Transf. (USA), vol. 99 no. 3 (1977), pp. 374 - 80 .
   (last updated on 2007/04/08)

   Abstract:
   The thermal design of counterflow heat exchangers for gas-to-gas applications is based on the thermodynamic irreversibility rate or useful power no longer available as a result of heat exchanger frictional pressure drops and stream-to-stream temperature differences. The irreversibility (entropy production) concept establishes a direct relationship between the heat exchanger design parameters and the useful power wasted due to heat exchanger nonideality. The paper presents a heat exchanger design method for fixed or for minimum irreversibility

   Keywords:
   heat exchangers;