3D numerical simulation on shell-and-tube heat exchangers with middle-overlapped helical baffles and continuous baffles - Part I: Numerical model and results of whole heat exchanger with middle-overlapped helical baffles

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 23-24, 2009, Pages 5371-5380

  Zhang, Jian Fei ^a   He, Ya Ling ^a   Tao, Wen Quan ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat exchangers; Heat transfer; Helical baffles; Numerical simulation; Pressure drop; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

3-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; COMMERCIAL CODES; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; ENGINEERING COMPUTATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUID PRESSURES; GRID SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP CHARACTERISTICS; HELICAL ANGLE; HELICAL BAFFLES; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PARALLEL COMPUTATION MODES; PERIODIC MODELS; SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; SHELL-SIDE; SIMULATION RESULT; TOTAL PRESSURE DROP;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; PRESSURE DROP; SIMULATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 69949106907     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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