Heat exchanger calculations
Logarithmic mean temperature and theta value
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The logarithmic mean temperature difference, ΔTM,
is used as a mean value of ΔT for calculation of the
overall heat transfer. ΔTM is defined as: |
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Sometimes the so-called theta value is used to define the thermal length of a duty and hence the necessary heating surface: |
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