heat transfer

The conduction, convection and radiation is main types of heat transfer.Heat exchangers are devices used to transfer heat energy from one fluid to another. Typical heat exchangers experienced by us in our daily lives include condensers and evaporators used in air conditioning units and refrigerators. Boilers and condensers in thermal power plants are examples of large industrial heat exchangers. There are heat exchangers in our automobiles in the form of radiators and oil coolers. Heat exchangers are also abundant in chemical and process industries.There is a wide variety of heat exchangers for diverse kinds of uses, hence the construction also would differ widely. However, in spite of the variety, most heat exchangers can be classified into some common types based on some fundamental design concepts. We will consider only the more common types here for discussing some analysis and design methodologies.The energy flow between hot and cold streams, with hot stream in the bigger diameter tube. Heat transfer mode is by convection on the inside as well as outside of the inner tube and by conduction across the tube. Since the heat transfer occurs across the smaller tube, it is this internal surface which controls the heat transfer process. By convention, it is the outer surface, termed Ao, of this central tube which is referred to in describing heat exchanger area. Heat transfer can be divided in many parts.