Performance Study of Heat Exchangers with Continuous Helical Baffles on Different Inclination Angles

Abstract:

The three-dimensional model of heat exchangers with continuous helical baffles was built. The fluid flow dynamics and heat transfer of shell side in the helical baffled heat exchanger were simulated and calculated. The velocity, pressure and temperature distributions were achieved. The simulation shows that with the same baffle pitch, shell-side heat transfer coefficient increased by 25% and the pressure drop decreases by 18% in helical baffled heat exchanger compared with segmental helical baffles. With the analyzing of the flow and heat transfer in heat exchanger in 5 different inclination angles from 11°to 21°, it can be found that both shell side heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop will reduce respectively by 86% and 52% with the increases 11°to 21°of the inclination angles. Numerical simulation provided reliable theoretical reference for further engineering research of heat exchanger with helical baffles.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 655-657)
• Pages: 461-464
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.655-657.461
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Su Fang Song
• Keywords: Heat Transfer Coefficient (HTC), Helical Baffle, Numerical Simulation, Shell Side Pressure Drop

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