MODERN HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN: Recuperators, Regenerators, and Compact Exchangers with Additive Manufacturing, Pressure Drop, Thermal Performance

Design heat exchangers as complete engineering systemsModern Heat Exchanger Design connects heat-transfer theory to the hydraulic, mechanical, manufacturing, and operational decisions that determine whether an exchanger succeeds in service. It develops recuperators, regenerators, shell-and-tube units, plate equipment, compact cores, printed-circuit devices, and additively manufactured passages through clear derivations and practical design cases.Readers learn to apply energy balances, LMTD and effectiveness-NTU methods, resistance networks, convection correlations, pressure-drop models, two-phase analysis, and regenerator theory. The treatment then extends beyond ideal thermal rating to fouling, corrosion, maldistribution, headers, thermal stress, vibration, uncertainty, optimization, instrumentation, and acceptance testing.Inside this engineering reference- Step-by-step derivations with variables and units defined- Worked calculations for industrial, energy, cooling, and high-temperature services- Design guidance for compact surfaces and additive manufacturing- Thermal-hydraulic tradeoffs tied to pumping power and lifecycle cost- Testing, uncertainty, qualification, and design-review workflows- End-of-chapter problems with answers for independent practiceWritten for engineering students, practicing thermal designers, and mechanical or chemical engineers, this volume provides a rigorous path from requirements and property data to a verified production design. Its integrated approach helps readers choose an architecture, size the surface, check pressure loss and integrity, plan validation, and communicate assumptions in an auditable calculation package.