EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON OF

PERFORMANCE OF STAGGERED AND

DOUBLE CROSS FLOW SHELL AND TUBE
HEAT EXCHANGERS

BY,
S.S.MOHAMMED JUBAIR
R.MOHAMMED MUTHAHAR
A.SANTHOSHKUMAR
K.SUDARSHAN

Under the guidance of:

Dr.A.S.KRISHNAN, ph.D
Associate professor Mechanical Department,
Coimbatore Institute of Technology,
Coimbatore – 641 014.
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OBJECTIVE

• To increase the overall heat transfer coefficient and to find

effectiveness in double cross flow shell and tube heat
exchanger and comparing them with staggered type shell and
tube heat exchanger.
• To simulate the fluid flow and heat transfer in staggered
type and double cross flow heat exchanger using CFD and to
investigate pressure drop, velocity distribution and
temperature distribution.
 INTRODUCTION

• Heat exchanger is a device that is used to transfer thermal

energy between two or more fluids.
• In double cross flow shell and tube heat exchanger, water
passes through the tube and air passes over the tube.

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• STAGGERED FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER

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DOUBLE CROSS FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER

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 DIMENSIONS OF HEAT EXCHANGER

SHELL:
• Material –mild steel
• Length -100cm
• Height -15x15 cm
• Coating –aluminium
TUBE:
• Material –copper
• Diameter -12mm

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Equipment used:
•Data logger
•Thermocouple
•Heater

Experimental parameters:

•Pressure drop
•Effectiveness
•Overall heat transfer coefficient

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 Working

• When hot air is passed through shell, heat is transferred from

air to water passing through the tubes.
• Inlet and outlet temperatures are measured with the help of
thermocouples.
• Pressure drop between inlet and outlet of the heat exchanger is
measured.

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 METHODOLOGY

 Arranging the experimental setup

 Choosing the process parameters to be evaluated.
 Conducting the experiment and find out the values.
 Comparing these values into previous values and to decide the
future work on it .

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THANK YOU

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