DESIGN AND COST STUDY OF HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR AIR-CYCLE SHELTER COOLING SYSTEMS

Abstract

Calculations were made to show how the heat transfer and the pressure loss of the heat exchanger and piping would affect the pertinent air-cycle parameters. Appropriate values for heat exchanger characteristics, efficiencies of compressors and expanders, pressure ratios, and air temperature at the expander inlet were used to determine the power, equipment, and heat-sink requirements for an air-cycle system in a shelter. Then, for each of the major components of the system. Cost estimates were made assuming that the compressorexpander costs per cfm would be independent of the pressure ratio and the flow rate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 10, 1965
Accession Number
AD0620167

Entities

People

  • John D. Hummell

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Air Temperature
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Defense
  • Cooling Towers
  • Diesel Engines
  • Gas Turbines
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Materials
  • Systems Engineering
  • Thermal Efficiency
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis