Effect of Tube Arrangement on Performance of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger

Dissertation Proposal

Abstract
Shell and tube heat exchangers are the most common type of heat transferrers and are able
for wide range of operating temperatures and pressures. Numerical analysis on thermal hydraulic
execution of three seats of shell and tube heat exchangers with diverse geometrical tube layout
structures fluctuations namely, triangular, rotated triangular and combined patterns were outlined
in the report, the outcomes from resolving the dominating cohesiveness, momentum and energy
equations displayed that bulk of the heat transfer and pressure drop generate at the time of cross-
flow of shell-fluid by the tube of bundles. Measurement of the executions of the heat transferrers
displayed that the STHE_T is more effectively followed by the STHE_C as they show higher
heat exchange constant than the STHE _RT for the similar pressure drop in the shell side.
Keywords:
Shell diameter, Fouling rate, Baffle Window, Cutting space, Thermal-hydraullic, Tube Layout

Table of Contents
Abstract............................................................................................................................................2
Keywords:........................................................................................................................................2
Topic: Effect of tube arrangement on the performance of shell and tube heat exchanger..............1
Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................................................................1
Chapter 2: Literature Review...........................................................................................................2
Theme 1: Working procedure of shell and tube heat exchanger.................................................2
Theme 2: Different patterns of tube layout in heat exchanger devices.......................................3
Theme 3: Influence of tube layout pattern on performance of heat exchanger devices..............4
Chapter 3: Research Scope..............................................................................................................8
Significance of research...............................................................................................................8
Chapter 4: Research Method............................................................................................................9
Chapter 5: Project Budget, Resources and Time Line.....................................................................9
Project Budget.............................................................................................................................9
Resources.....................................................................................................................................9
Time Line...................................................................................................................................10
Chapter 6: Team Charter and Communication strategy................................................................11
Chapter 7: Summary......................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13