What are Refrigerants? History of Refrigerants
This short article describes what the refrigerants, history of refrigerants and some of the commonly used refrigerants.
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What is Packaged Air Conditioner? Types of Packged Air Condtioners.
This article describes what the package air conditioner is and the types of packaged air conditioners.
Continue ReadingTypes of Evaporators: Bare Tube, Plate Evaporators, Finned Evaporators
This article describes various types of refrigeration evaporators like bare tube, plate type and finned type.
Continue ReadingPreliminary Heat Exchanger Design Sizes Heat Exchangers using an Estimated Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient
Design of heat exchangers is an iterative process, using the heat exchanger design equation to estimate the needed heat transfer area, based on an …
Continue ReadingRefrigeration Evaporators, Air Conditioning Evaporators
The evaporators are another important parts of the refrigeration and air conditioning systems. It through the evaporators that the cooling effect is …
Continue ReadingThe spiral heat exchanger - a higher overall heat transfer coefficient than other types of heat exchangers
A spiral heat exchanger, one of the types of industrial heat exchangers, uses two concentric spiral channels, one for the hot fluid and the other for …
Continue ReadingBoiler Fixtures and Fittings
The auxiliary components in steam boilers play a very important part in the efficient operation of the boilers in a Power Station. These are contained …
Continue ReadingElectricity From Wood Pellets
Biomass power stations can be fuelled from Short Rotation Coppice or from timber industry waste products, i.e. sawdust and bark. They are combusted …
Continue ReadingHeat Exchanger Theory and the Heat Exchanger Design Equation
Heat exchanger theory leads to the heat exchanger design equation that relates the overall heat transfer coefficient, heat transfer surface area, and …
Continue ReadingThe Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger as One of Several Types of Heat Exchangers
The shell and tube heat exchanger is one of the most common types of heat exchangers. The heat transfer coefficient affects the heat transfer rate and …
Continue ReadingA Heat Exchanger can be an Air or Water Heat Exchanger, or even a Condenser or Coil Evaporator
There are many types of heat exchanger. A water heat exchanger heats or cools water, while an air heat exchanger heats or cools air. For phase …
Continue ReadingConstruction of Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TEV)
This articles describes all the parts of the thermostatic expansion valve and also their working.
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