Page 12 - Design and Operation of Heat Exchangers and their Networks

xvi Nomenclature

Subscripts

b bulk
c cold stream
cal calculated
cf counterflow
cr critical
C cooler
CU cold utility
d dispersive
el electric
eq equivalent
exp experimental
E process heat exchanger
f fin
g gas
go gas only
h hot stream
H heater;
uniform heat flux in both flow direction and peripheral direction
H1 constant heat flux in the flow direction and uniform peripheral wall temperature
HU hot utility
i inner
in inlet
ini initial
l liquid
lam laminar
lb lower bound
LM logarithmic mean
LM,c logarithmic mean for counterflow
LM,p logarithmic mean for parallel flow
lo liquid only
m mean value
N nominal point
o outer
ofs offset
onb onset of nucleate boiling
out outlet
p plate
ref reference
s shell side;
saturated
sub subcooled
sup superheated
sp single phase
t tube side
tar target