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	Méthode Efficacité-NTU	Cycle de Rankine
Domaine	Thermodynamique	Thermodynamique
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	1984	1859
Auteur d'origine	William Kays and Alvin London	William John Macquorn Rankine
Type	Heat transfer correlation	Thermodynamic cycle
Source fondatrice	Kays, W. M., & London, A. L. (1984). Compact Heat Exchangers (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-0070334007	Smith, J. M., Van Ness, H. C., & Abbott, M. M. (2005). Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-0071247009
Alias	epsilon-NTU method, effectiveness method	Clausius-Rankine cycle, steam cycle, vapor power cycle
Apparentées	3	3
Résumé	The Effectiveness-NTU method is an alternative approach to heat exchanger analysis that measures thermal performance relative to the theoretical maximum possible heat transfer. It is particularly powerful for design problems where outlet temperatures are unknown. The method uses effectiveness (ratio of actual to maximum possible heat transfer) and NTU (Number of Transfer Units, a dimensionless parameter related to overall heat transfer area) to characterize heat exchanger performance.	The Rankine Cycle is the fundamental thermodynamic cycle for steam power plants. It describes how thermal energy from burning fuel or concentrated solar radiation is converted to mechanical work and ultimately electricity. The cycle consists of four processes: isobaric heat addition in the boiler, isentropic expansion through the turbine, isobaric heat rejection in the condenser, and isentropic compression by the pump.