1、Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.AIR COOLED HEAT EXCHANGERS ASME PTC 30-1991 Symbol Definjtion Dimensions U.S.Customary Uni
2、ts S I Units LMTD N N Nh N m M U Nu P P P Pr Q r R R R R.Re RPM S S SCFM St t T T,U V W Log mean temperature difference Number of tubes Number of measurements Number of fins per unit length Fan speed Number of transfer units Nusselt number,hD/k Air pressure Thermal effectiveness,(t,-tJ/F,-tJ Process
3、 stream pressure Prandtl number,c,rJk Heat transfer rate Radius Temperature difference ratio equal to(T,-T&-t,)Thermal resistance Hydraulic radius Gas constant of air Reynolds number,GD/p Rotational speed Net clear distance between fins Cross sectional flow area F Dimensionless Dimensionless ft-RPM
4、Dimensionless Dimensionless I bf/fta Dimensionless Ibf/ft Dimensionless Btuhr ft Dimensionless hrft.F/Btu ft 53.32 ft*lbf/lbmR Dimensionless Revolutions per minute ft ft2 C Dimensionless Dimensionless m-rPs Dimensionless Dimensionless Pa Dimensionless Pa Dimensionless W rn Dimensionless m Z W W m 28
5、6.9 JkgK Dimensionless m m2 Standard cubic feet per minute measured at ft3/min 70F and 14.696 psia,dry air Stanton number,hlc,C=-Nu RePr Dimensionless Dimensionless Air temperature F C Process fluid temperature O F C Torque I b f-ft N.m Overall heat transfer coefficient Btu/hrft*F W/ma.C Speed Wmin
6、m/S Air flow rate Ibm/hr k d s 9 Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.Air Cooled Heat Exchangers ASME PTC 30-1991 PERFORMANCE T
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