Velocity distribution and vibration excitation in tube bundle heat exchangers

Flow fields in shell-and-tube condensers: comparison of a pure refrigerant and a binary mixture

“…Perrotin and Clodic [13] used CFD to calculate flow field and heat transfer in a heat exchanger, Liu et al [14] used CFD when analysing wall condensation in a chamber. Flow and vibrations in a tube bank have been investigated with CFD by Watterson et al [15], Mohr and Gelbe [16], Schröder and Gelbe [17] and Longatte et al [18]. The list of CFD work can be made long, but no work using CFD for investigating condensation in tube banks could be found in the recently published literature.…”

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

“…Schröder and Gelbe [29] applied two-and three-dimensional simulation models for the computation of flow-induced vibration of tube bundles. Mohr and Gelbe [30] presented a method to produce equivalent velocity distributions and corresponding cross-sectional areas in tube bundles of STHXs, which enables the designer to predict the vibration excitation more accurately than before. Philpott and Deans [31] investigated the effects of the addition of ammonia on the enhancement of steam condensation heat transfer in a horizontal shell-and-tube condenser.…”