The Effectiveness-NTU तरीका is used in heat exchanger analysis when fluid inlet temperatures are known, but outlet temperatures are not. Effectiveness ([latex]\epsilon[/latex]) is the ratio of actual heat transfer to the maximum possible heat transfer. The Number of Transfer Units (NTU) is a dimensionless measure of the heat exchanger’s size, defined as [latex]NTU = \frac{UA}{C_{min}}[/latex].





