Heat Exchangers and Baffles

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apurva vora Active Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 11 Good Answers: 1	Heat Exchangers and Baffles 02/26/2010 6:10 AM
	How does the baffle cut & centre to centre between the baffles affects the heat exchanger design? Also is it possible that the the pressure drop on the tube side can be reduced by changing the baffle cut or centre-to-centre dimension for the baffles without changing any other parameter from the cooler design?
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#1 Re: Heat Exchangers: Baffles significance 02/26/2010 6:12 AM
	Baffles are a compromise. The more baffles, the greater the turbulence within the exchanger and the better the heat transfer. The downside is that the pressure drop goes up too. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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Tornado Guru Join Date: May 2009 Location: Richland, WA, USA Posts: 21017 Good Answers: 795	#2 Re: Heat Exchangers: Baffles significance 02/26/2010 10:52 AM
	Baffle cut and spacing will affect the pressure drop and heat transfer on the shell side. For the tube side, you will need to look at the pass partitioning in the heads. __________________ In vino veritas; in cervisia carmen; in aqua E. coli.
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phoenix911 Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 23647 Good Answers: 420	#3 Re: Heat Exchangers and Baffles 03/04/2010 11:49 AM
	Baffle creat impingment, when steam hit the baffle it condenses releasing heat thus transfer heat. p911 __________________ “ When people get what they want, they are often surprised when they get what they deserve " - James Wood
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annamutha Participant Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: ISGEC YAMUNANAGAR HARYANA INDIA Posts: 4	#4 Re: Heat Exchangers and Baffles 03/10/2010 7:27 AM
	In addition to response from others baffle spacing also changes the unsupported length of tube, natural frequency and ultimately vibration design With regards __________________ R.SRINIVASAN VICE PRESIDENT PVD DESIGN ISGEC YAMUNANAGAR HARYANA INDIA
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