For U-shaped heat exchangers with upper and lower tube banks, is it better to arrange the baffle plates vertically or horizontally?
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For U-shaped heat exchangers with upper and lower tube banks, is it better to arrange the baffle plates vertically or horizontally? What factors determine all this? I would appreciate some advice from the experts here.
The operating medium is determined by the operating conditions of the heat exchanger, based on process heat transfer calculations.
It is determined by the process medium in your shell side； When movement is possible in all directions—left/right and up/down—usually there is a gap in the upward/downward direction; if there is a short circuit in the left/right direction, fake tubes have to be added, which is troublesome.
The function of baffle plates in heat exchangers: 1. Increase turbulence； 2. Reduce dead zone ； 3. Extend the process ； Improve heat exchange efficiency. 4. It serves to support and position the heat exchange tubes.
A vertically arranged heat exchanger with a fully liquid shell side will achieve better heat transfer effects. It would be better if the steam condensed
The 4th floor and the process calculation requirements are correct.
\"Heat Exchanger Design Manual\" by Qian Songwen
U-tubes are more commonly used for the upper and lower sections of two-pass systems, while those with four passes are more often used for the left and right sections