Abstract:
This study examines a novel baffle design for the Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers.
The traditional baffle design provides high heat transfer, but there is also too much
pressure drop. The research suggests a novel baffle design to solve these restrictions
while maintaining the structural integrity of the heat exchanger. Physical testing and
simulations were done to compare the new baffle design to the old one. Simulations
used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, while actual tests measured heat
exchanger temperature and pressure drop. Physical studies and calculations indicated
that the new baffle design had a slightly lower heat transfer rate and a substantially
smaller pressure drop compared to the conventional segmented design. The innovative
baffle design may increase Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger performance and provide a
valuable research area.
