Experiment and Economic Analysis of an Air/Molten Salt Direct-Contact Heat Exchanger

doi:10.2172/5760623

Experiment and Economic Analysis of an Air/Molten Salt Direct-Contact Heat Exchanger

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Abstract

Direct-contact heat exchange (DCHX) has several advantages over conventional finned-tube heat exchangers. Without the intervening tube wall, thermal resistance is lower and fouling of the heat-exchange surface is not a problem. Intimate mixing of the two fluid streams can produce very high rates of heat transfer. The heat exchanger design can be simpler, require less construction material, andprovide more flexibility in choice of materials.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/5760623
State	Published - 1983

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NREL/TP-252-2053

Keywords

DCHX
direct-contact heat exchange

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