Effectiveness of Heat Exchanger
The effectiveness of heat exchanger is defined as the ratio of the actual heat transfer to the maximum possible heat transfer.
Symbol: ϵ
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Mass Flow Rate of Cold Fluid
Mass Flow Rate of Cold Fluid is the mass of the cold fluid which passes per unit of time.
Symbol: mc
Measurement: Mass Flow RateUnit: kg/s
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Specific heat of cold fluid
Specific heat of cold fluid is the amount of heat required to change the temperature of a mass unit of a cold fluid by one degree.
Symbol: cc
Measurement: Specific Heat CapacityUnit: J/(kg*K)
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Smaller Value
Smaller value of mass flowrate of hot fluid * specific heat of hot fluid and mass flowrate of cold fluid * specific heat of cold fluid.
Symbol: Cmin
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Exit Temperature of Cold Fluid
Exit temperature of cold fluid is the temperature of the cold fluid at exit.
Symbol: t2
Measurement: TemperatureUnit: K
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Entry Temperature of Cold Fluid
Entry temperature of cold fluid is the temperature of the cold fluid at entry.
Symbol: t1
Measurement: TemperatureUnit: K
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Entry Temperature of Hot Fluid
Entry temperature of hot fluid is the temperature of the hot fluid at entry.
Symbol: T1
Measurement: TemperatureUnit: K
Note: Value can be positive or negative.