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ISSN: 0392-8764
DOI: 10.18280/ijht.350221
http://www.iieta.org/Journals/IJHT
Helical baffle design in shell and tube type heat exchanger with CFD analysis
1
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birbhum Institute of Engineering and Technology, Suri Birbhum, West Bengal
731101, India
2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat, KTPP Township, Purba
Medinipur, West Bengal 721171, India
3
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birbhum Institute of Engineering and Technology, Suri Birbhum, West Bengal
731101, India
Email: dipankarde1991@gmail.comX
ABSTRACT
In present day shell and tube heat exchanger is the most common type heat exchanger widely used in oil refinery and other large chemical
process, because it suits high pressure application. The aim of this work is to design of shell and tube type heat exchanger with helical baffle
and comparing with straight baffle with CFD analysis using ANSYS FLUINT software tools. The model contains 7 Copper tubes each having
20 mm external diameter and 17 mm internal diameter, length 600 mm and inner diameter of steel shell is 90 mm and outer diameter 110
mm. 7 tubes are hold by 6 straight or helical aluminium baffle and the helix angle of baffle is varying from 0to 30. All the models are design
by using CATIA software tools. In this paper how the pressure drop and overall heat transfer coefficient varies due to different helix angle has
been studied when the flow rate remain same. The flow pattern in the shell side of the heat exchanger with continuous helical baffles are
forced to be rotational and helical due to the geometry of the continuous helical baffles, which results in a significant increase in heat transfer
coefficient per unit pressure drop in the heat exchanger.
Keywords: Helical Baffles, Helix Angle, Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger, Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient, Pressure Drop.
1. INTRODUCTION
7.
Coolant Inlet and Outlet Pipe Length
0.030
m
1.
Rate of Discharge in Shell Side, Qs Exchanger, s
0.0089
3
m / sec
2.
Density of the Entrance Liquid in
998 7.
3 Thermal Conductivity of the Shell
Kg/m
0.6129
W/mK
3.
Density of the Entrance Liquid in
8.
974
3
Thermal Conductivity of the Tube
Kg/m 0.6687
W/mK
4.
Dynamic Viscosity of the Shell Side 9.
8.9 x Hot Fluid Velocity at Tube, Vt
Pa.Sec 1.4
m/sec.
s
10
-4
() at 25c
10.
Cold Fluid Velocity at Shell, VS
18
m/sec.
5.
Dynamic Viscosity of the Tube Side
3.6363
Pa.Sec
6.
Dynamic Viscosity Constant for
12.
Shell Inlet Temperature
Shell and Tube Type Heat 298
1.1335 K
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5. MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
DE = 4 [( x )( x )] / [dot / 2]
2 2
= 4 [(0.025 x ) (0.02 x )] / [ x 0.02]
1.4458 x 10-2 m
Qs / ( x Dis)
= 1.39899 m/sec
Pr = 5.767 at 25c
Heat Transfer Coefficient (hs)
hs = (0.36 x Ks x Re0.55 Pr1/3) / DE
=0.60/ (0.067143+0.015) =7
9. Pressure Drop ( ps)
2
ps = [fsGs (Nb+1) Dis] / 2sDEs
Gs = ms / As ms = 1 Kg/sec
-3 2
Gs = 1/ 1.2086 x 10 = 827.404 Kg/ m .sec Pressure Drop
ps =
KPa
3.9545 KPa
Gs = ms / As ms = 1 Kg/sec
Helical baffles inside the shell and tube heat exchangers are
designed in CATIA software tools shown in Figure 5.
CONCLUSIONS
The results shows the clear idea that the helical baffle
heat exchanger has better overall heat transfer
coefficient than the straight baffle Heat Exchanger.
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