摘要
Some conceptual problems were discussed in the present paper. Firstly, according to the physical meaning of effectiveness, a new expression of effectiveness was developed by using an ideal heat exchanger model and temperature histogram method, in which the non-uniform inlet temperature profile was considered. Secondly, the relation of entropy generation number to effectiveness was studied, it was pointed out that both of them could express the perfect degree of a heat exchanger to the second thermodynamic law. Finally, to describe both quantity and quality of heat transferred in a heat exchanger,a criterion named as comprehensive thermal performance coefficient (CTPE) was presented.
