CFD simulations of shell-side flow in a shell-and-tube type heat exchanger with and without baffles

Pal, Eshita; Kumar, I. J.; Joshi, Jyeshtharaj B.; Maheshwari, N. K.

doi:10.1016/j.ces.2016.01.011

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“…CFD has been used as a useful tool for hydrodynamic prediction, design, scale‐up, and optimization of several chemical engineering equipments. Some of the commonly used chemical engineering equipments, that have investigated using CFD so as to understand the underlying flow physics involved are: pipes and pipe bends, particulate flows, packed bed reactors, fluidized bed reactors, bubbly flows, and heat exchangers . CFD has gained a lot of importance in the previous three decades owing to the wide application and promising results, which it offers at a nominal cost.…”

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Teaching turbulent flow through pipe fittings using computational fluid dynamics approach

Gajbhiye

Kulkarni

Tiwari

et al. 2020

Engineering Reports

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The largest network of fluid transportation in the world is through pipelines.During the transportation of fluids through pipes, several "fittings" are used in the piping system such as elbows, T-junctions, reducers, expanders, bends, couplings, valves, etc. The flow complexities in pipe fittings are accounted for the pressure drop in piping network design. The pressure drop is estimated using the loss coefficient or equivalent length method using standard charts. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a reliable tool to estimate pressure drop and understand nonidealities in pipe fittings. The use of CFD in the advanced level course in transport phenomena/fluid flow for piping network design can help students to implement modern mathematical tools as well as evaluate standard protocols followed in the industries. In this article, an interactive teaching methodology has been implemented to investigate the hydrodynamics in various pipe fittings (elbow, bend, Tee, and reducer) by actually visualizing the flow. The three-dimensional flow visualization is used to demonstrate the nonidealities such as separation, swirling, dead zones, etc. The CFD simulations of pipe fittings provided a new learning experience to the students that would help them to predict the pressure drops in industrial piping network systems. The outcome from the students' survey showed that the proposed CFD methodology assisted them to gain a better understanding of conventional Chemical Engineering subjects of "Transport Phenomena" and "Fluid Dynamics" in an innovative way. K E Y W O R D Scomputational fluid dynamics, head loss coefficient, pipe fittings, turbulence models 1

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Teaching turbulent flow through pipe fittings using computational fluid dynamics approach

Gajbhiye

Kulkarni

Tiwari

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“…The turbulence kinetic energy, k and the turbulence dissipation rate, ԑ. The results produced almost 20 percent accuracy [2]. In a small STHX of 6 equally spaced baffles simulation.…”

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“…The analysis was done numerically using commercially available CFX4.2 [1]. Similar numerical analysis was conducted to investigate the complex flow and temperature pattern in a short shell and tube type heat exchanger, with and without baffles in the shell side [2]. The spacing, angle and plates cut determines the structure of the stream.…”

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Title of the Integrity Analysis of O&G Standpipe Separator: Numerical Study Article

Hidzir¹,

Sainan²,

Husain³

2018

IJET

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A standpipe is a component that functions to remove the condensate of gas from the oil that flows inside the O&G piping system underneath. Efficient gas removal promotes better crude oil quality and increases productivity. The deflector plates integrity in a stand pipe, where thin plates are mounted on the pipe walls periodically in the direction of fluid flow, has been numerically investigated. The aim of this investigation is to determine how the working fluid density and deflectors thickness influenced the plates integrity. Two working fluids were tested. Natural gas and crude oil which has a higher density. The thickness of the plates was 3 mm and 6 mm. A series of simulation analyses were done analytically through CFD and FEA simulation method using ANSYS software. Based on the results, crude oil produces higher stress onto the plates. This causes large plate deflection. It was observed, the plates near to the standpipe inlet were subjected to the highest stress. Stress on the deflector plates drops as the fluid travel along the pipe height. The deflector plates of 3 mm were failed under these conditions and were not recommended for usage.

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“…The STHX type is the preferred heat exchanger because it allows permissible designed fluid pressures and temperatures, rough and robust mechanical structures, and maintenance facilities [1]. Adaptability, robustness, and reliability are the factors exhibited by these shell-and-tube heat exchangers [2][3][4]. These exchangers accommodate tubes in the shells having their axes running along the shell.…”

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Numerical Comparison of Thermohydraulic Performance and Fluid-Induced Vibrations for STHXs with Segmental, Helical, and Novel Clamping Antivibration Baffles

Naqvi

Wang

2019

Energies

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The most extensively used heat exchanger in numerous research fields and industrial processes is the shell and tube heat exchanger. The selection of the baffle plays a vital role to regulate and increase the thermohydraulic performance and also to decrease fluid-induced vibrations due to shell side flow. 3-D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and fluid-structure interaction (FSI) have been done to analyze the pressure drop, heat transfer coefficient, vortex shedding, and tube deformation due to induced vibrations among the recently developed clamping antivibration baffles with square twisted tubes, helical baffles with cylindrical tubes, and conventional segmental baffles with cylindrical tubes at different shell side flow rates by using commercial software ANSYS. Complete heat exchangers are modeled for numerical comparison; the thermohydraulic performance of the numerical model shows the suitable agreement by validating it with already published results and Esso method for single segmental baffles. It is then used to compare the performance of the same heat exchangers with CBSTT and HBCT. Thermohydraulic performance of CBSTT-STHX is better than SGCT-STHX. The heat transfer coefficient of heat exchangers with tube-to-baffle-hole clearance is higher and there is a reduction in the pressure drop compared to the results of STHXs without tube-to-baffle-hole clearance. The deformation in the tubes and vortex-induced vibrations are minimum in STHX with CBSTT than in STHXs with HBCT and SGCT.

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CFD simulations of shell-side flow in a shell-and-tube type heat exchanger with and without baffles

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Teaching turbulent flow through pipe fittings using computational fluid dynamics approach

Teaching turbulent flow through pipe fittings using computational fluid dynamics approach

Title of the Integrity Analysis of O&G Standpipe Separator: Numerical Study Article

Numerical Comparison of Thermohydraulic Performance and Fluid-Induced Vibrations for STHXs with Segmental, Helical, and Novel Clamping Antivibration Baffles

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