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Designing and Performance Evaluation of a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger using Ansys
(Computational Fluid Dynamics)
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Digvendra singh , Narayan Das Pal
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Post graduate student, Bansal Institute of Research and Technology, Bhopal, India.
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Assistant Professor, Bansal Institute of Research and Technology, Bhopal, India
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International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Applied Science (IJSEAS) Volume-2, Issue-3,March 2016
ISSN: 2395-3470
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There are heat exchangers in our automobiles in counter flow arrangement of Figure 1.1b, the
the form of radiators and oil coolers. Heat fluids enter at opposite ends, flow in opposite
exchangers are also abundant in chemical and directions, and leave at opposite ends. The both
process industries. of flow in heat exchanger involves the heat
Different heat exchangers are named according transfer. As heat transfer occurred, the out of
to their applications. For example, heat temperature of the fluid will be verge between
exchangers being used to condense are known as the other. The two configurations are typically
condensers; similarly heat exchangers for differentiated by an idealization that treats fluid
boiling purposes are called boilers. Performance motion over the tubes as unmixed or mixed. In
and efficiency of heat exchangers are measured Figure 1.2a, the fluid is said to be unmixed
through the amount of heat transferred using because the fins inhibit motion in a direction (y)
least area of heat transfer and pressure drop. A that is transverse to the main-flow direction (x).
better presentation of its efficiency is done by In this case the fluid temperature varies with x
calculating over all heat transfer coefficient. and y. In contrast, to the unfinned tube bundle of
Pressure drop and area required for a certain two configurations are typically differentiated by
amount of heat transfer, provide an insight about an idealization that treats fluid motion over the
the capital cost and power requirements tubes as unmixed or mixed. In Figure 1.2a, the
(Running cost) of a heat exchanger. Usually, fluid is said to be unmixed because the fins
there are lots of literature and theories to design inhibit motion in a direction (y) that is transverse
a heat exchanger according to the requirements. to the main-flow direction (x). In this case the
A good design is referred to a heat exchanger fluid temperature varies with x and y. In
with least possible area and pressure drop to contrast, to the unfinned tube bundle of Figure
fulfil the heat transfer requirements [1]. 1.2b, fluid motion, hence mixing, in the
1.1 Classification of Heat Exchanger transverse direction is possible, and temperature
Heat exchangers are typically classified variations are primarily in the main flow
according to flow arrangement and type of direction. Since the tube flow is unmixed, both
construction. The simplest heat exchanger is one fluids are unmixed in the finned exchanger,
for which the hot and cold fluids move in the while one fluid is mixed and the other unmixed
same or opposite directions in a concentric tube in the unfinned exchanger. The nature of the
(or double-pipe) construction. In the parallel mixing condition can significantly influence heat
flow arrangement of Figure 1.1a, the hot and exchanger performance. Another common
cold fluids enter at the same end, flow in the configuration is the shell-and-tube heat
same direction, and leave at the same end. In the exchanger. Specific forms differ according to the
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