%0 Journal Article
%T Mathematical Modeling of Spiral Heat Exchanger
%A Probal Guha
%A Vaishnavi Unde
%J International Journal of Engineering Research
%V 3
%N 4
%P 226-229
%D 2014
%I IJER
%X Compact Heat Exchangers (CHEs) are 
increasingly being used on small and medium scale 
industries. Due to their compact size and efficient design, 
they facilitate more efficient heat transfer. Better heat 
transfer would imply lesser fuel consumption for the 
operations of the plant, giving improvement to overall 
efficiency. This reduction in consumption of fuel is a step 
towards sustainable development. This report exclusively 
deals with the study the spiral heat exchanger.The design 
considerations for spiral heat exchanger is that the flow 
within the spiral has been assumed as flow through a duct 
and by using Shah London empirical equation for Nusselt 
number design parameters are further optimized.This is 
accompanied by a detailed energy balance to generate a 
concise mathematical model.
%K Compact Heat Exchangers
%K mathematical model
%K efficient design
%K Shah London
%U http://www.ijer.in/ijer/publication/v3s4/IJER_2014_409.pdf