Experimental Study of Inlet/Outlet Flow Characteristics in Tube-side of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger
- 1. Gyeongsang National University, Jinju (Korea, Republic of)
- 2. Donghwa Entec Co. Ltd., Busan (Korea, Republic of)
Description
The inlet/outlet flow in the tube-side of the shell and tube heat exchanger was experimentally measured to investigate the effect of the porous baffle on uniform flow distribution. A 1/3rd scale-downed model of a heat exchanger was used and particle image velocimetry was applied for measuring the instantaneous velocity vector fields. The absolute errors in the flow rate were calculated and compared for the tube-side with and without the porous baffle, by varying the flow rate from 60 to 90 LPM. The results revealed that the porous baffle can improve flow uniformity and reduce the absolute error in the flow rate of the model with the baffle by about 74%, compared to that without the baffle. This result can be used for improving the performance and design of the shell and tube heat exchanger
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers. B
- Journal Volume
- 38
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Series
- 15 refs, 7 figs
- Journal Page Range
- p. 581-588
- ISSN
- 1226-4881
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 46117665
- Subject category
- S42: ENGINEERING;
- Descriptors DEI
- BAFFLES; COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; DESIGN; ERRORS; FLOW RATE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PERFORMANCE; TUBES; VELOCITY
- Descriptors DEC
- CONTROL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; FLOW REGULATORS