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A computer programme for designing shell-and-tube heat exchangers.

Author(s) : ALI KARA Y., GÜRARAS Ö.

Type of article: Article

Summary

In a computer-based design, many thousands of alternative exchanger configurations may be examined. Computer codes for design are organized to vary systematically the exchanger parameters such as shell diameter, baffle spacing, number of tube-side passes to identify configurations that satisfy the specified heat transfer and pressure drops. A computer-based design model was made for preliminary design of shell-and-tube heat exchangers with single-phase fluid flow both on shell and tube side. The programme covers segmentally baffled U-tube, and fixed tube sheet heat exchangers one-pass and two-pass for tube-side flow. The programme determines the overall dimensions of the shell, the tube bundle, and optimum heat transfer surface area required to meet the specified heat transfer duty by calculating minimum or allowable shell-side pressure drop.

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  • Original title: A computer programme for designing shell-and-tube heat exchangers.
  • Record ID : 2005-0647
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 24 - n. 13
  • Publication date: 2004/09

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