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A critical component in any low-temperature liquefaction and refrigeration system is the heat exchanger. This point is readily demonstrated by considering the influence of heat exchanger effectiveness on the liquid yield for a simple Joule-Thomson liquefaction process. For example, if the working fluid is nitrogen and the lower and upper pressure limits are 0.101 and 20.2 MPa, respectively, the liquid yield under these conditions will be zero for an exchanger with an effectiveness less than 0.85. Heat exchanger effectiveness in this context is defined as the ratio of the actual heat transferred to the maximum heat that theoretically could have been transferred.
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Timmerhaus, K.D., Flynn, T.M. (1989). Equipment Associated with Low-Temperature Systems. In: Cryogenic Process Engineering. The International Cryogenics Monograph Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8756-5_5
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