This Brief deals with Performance Evaluation Criteria (PEC) for heat exchangers, single phase flow, objective function and constraints, algebraic formulation, constant flow rate, fixed flow area, thermal resistance, heat exchanger effectiveness, relations for St and f, finned tube banks, variations of PEC, reduced exchanger flow rate, exergy based PEC, PEC for two-phase heat exchangers, work consuming, work producing and heat actuated systems. The authors explain Performance Criteria of Enhanced Heat Transfer Surfaces-the ratio of enhanced performance to the basic performance-and its importance for Heat Transfer Enhancement and efficient thermal management in devices.

Autorentext

Sujoy Kumar Saha is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Howrah, West Bengal, India.

Madhu Sruthi Emani is a doctoral candidate working under the supervision of Dr. Sujoy Kumar Saha, at Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, India. She is working in the area of Heat Transfer Enhancement for her PhD thesis.

Anand Kumar Bharti is a doctoral candidate working under the supervision of Dr. Sujoy Kumar Saha, at Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, India. He is working in the area of Heat Transfer Enhancement for his PhD thesis.

Hrishiraj Ranjan is a doctoral candidate working under the supervision of Dr. Sujoy Kumar Saha, at Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, India. He is working in the area of Heat Transfer Enhancement for his PhD thesis.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Single Phase Flow Performance Evaluation Criteria.- Chapter 3. Performance Evaluation Criteria based on Laws of Thermodynamics.- Chapter 4. PEC for Two-Phase Flow.- Chapter 5. Conclusions.