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Heat exchangers play an important role in process engineering. Their main role is adjusting the thermodynamic condition of the input stream to an operation or storage.

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Chaves, I.D.G., López, J.R.G., Zapata, J.L.G., Robayo, A.L., Niño, G.R. (2016). Heat Exchange Equipment and Heat Integration. In: Process Analysis and Simulation in Chemical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14812-0_4

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