Design and Manufacturing of a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger

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.