HVAC Systems Encyclopedia

A comprehensive encyclopedia of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems

Plate Heat Exchanger

Sections

Indirect Evaporative Cooling

Design and application of indirect evaporative cooling systems that provide sensible cooling without adding moisture to supply air.

Condensers: Heat Rejection in Refrigeration Systems

Comprehensive technical guide to HVAC condensers including air-cooled, water-cooled, and evaporative designs. Covers heat rejection calculations, AHRI standards, and design considerations.

Free Cooling Operation with Cooling Towers

Waterside economizer systems using cooling towers for free cooling, including plate heat exchangers, condenser water reset strategies, and energy savings calculations.

Heat Exchangers in HVAC Applications: Design, Selection & Performance Analysis

Comprehensive engineering guide to heat exchanger design for HVAC systems including LMTD and ε-NTU methods, effectiveness calculations, fouling analysis, and pressure drop sizing for shell-and-tube, plate, finned-tube, and plate-fin configurations.