Modelling Heat Exchanger Performance with Taguchi Methods
Ricardo Perera
Corresponding
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Ramesh Petrov
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
Abstract
The design of petroleum refineries has traditionally relied on empirical rules that ignore the role of heat exchanger performance. A simplified analytical expression is derived and checked against a full solution obtained by Taguchi methods. A correlation coefficient above 0.9 is obtained for all 7 sets of data considered. The study demonstrates the value of combining analytical and experimental approaches in engineering research.
Keywords:
heat exchanger performanceTaguchi methodsimage processingfatigue analysiscorrosionoptical fibre
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