Significance of heat exchangers. Recuperators: temperature profile across the
exchanger heat transfer area, mean temperature difference, heat transfer
coefficient, heat transfer rate, temperature of heat transfer surface, heat
transfer effectiveness of parallel flow and counter-flow, hydraulic
calculation. Metal and ceramic recuperator types. Heat pipes: working fluids,
temperature distributions, heat transfer rate. Regenerators: Thermal
calculation. Heat transfer quantity. Heat transfer coefficient. Hydraulic
calculation. Regenerator types.