Plate fin tube heat exchanger design procedure

[y2j]

Hi
anyone have the procedure to design the plate fin tube heat exchanger (air cooler) at defined mass flow rates and inlet / outlet temperatures ,
or anyone have an software package can be used for this purpose , please can share it with me

 

[Chestermiller]

Hi
anyone have the procedure to design the plate fin tube heat exchanger (air cooler) at defined mass flow rates and inlet / outlet temperatures ,
or anyone have an software package can be used for this purpose , please can share it with me

See McAdams, Heat Transmission

Chet

 

[y2j]

Do you mean Heat Transmission
by
William Henry McAdams ?
I get the following version
3rd Edition 1985

 

[Chestermiller]

Do you mean Heat Transmission
by
William Henry McAdams ?
I get the following version
3rd Edition 1985

Yes.

 

[y2j]

OK, thanks
I will see it

 

[y2j]

If some of software are available such as (Exchanger Design & Rating / Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger) Is it possible to be used for the design of this type of heat exchanger "plate fin tube heat exchanger (air cooler)"

 

[MechEngFrank]

Solidworks would be a good package to design and test your heat exchanger, you can 'build' your design and run simulations on it to analyse your design with differing parameters.

 

[y2j]

Thanks
but how can one obtain this package ?
Is there a version of this package free to download ?

 

[MechEngFrank]

I think they are quite expensive packages, am not too sure as we use it through our university

 

[y2j]

thanks

 

[y2j]

may be search another solution