HEAT EXCHANGES WITH FINS .2. SELF-ADAPTIN G SIZING

The correct sizing of the finned heat exchangers is very important for the chemical and petrochemical industry, because of the high flow-rat es of process liquid and air involved requiring pumping energy and, th erefore, high operating expenses. Consequently a high performance algo rithm, as well as a selection criterion for the best heat exchanger, m ust be worked out. The self adaptability consists in the simultaneous utilization of the two working tools thus creating the possibility to select, from the possible solutions multitude, the most proper one.