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HEAT EXCHANGER WITH HELICAL BAFFELS

This project was carried out to find the optimized use of Helical
baffle plate design (Helixchangers) for maximum thermal efficiency
and waste reduction. Based on comprehensive CFD simulations,
lower pressure drop can lead to design a heat exchanger with higher
thermal efficiency.

The reduction of fouling can increase the life of the heat exchanger
and also give higher thermal efficiency when Helixchangers are
used.

Different helix angel for the baffles are attempted to find the optimum
angle where the maximum heat transfer take place.
APPLICATION OF HELICAL BAFFLES IN HEAT
EXCHANGERS
fouling
HELICAL BAFFEL
The helical baffles are subjected to different five different
angles.


FORMULA
The defining equation for any heat exchanger is:

q = U X A X T

where:
q is the heat transfer rate, BTU/hr,
U is the overall heat transfer coefficient, BTU/hr-ft
2
- F,
A is the heat transfer surface area, ft
2
, and
T is the fluid temperature difference, F.

FORMULA 2

Heat transferred to or from a surface by convection:
Q = h x A x T
Where,
Q = Heat (Watts)
h = Heat transfer coefficient (W / (m2 K))(1 to 30 = Free
convection - gases, 10 to 100 = Forced convection - gases)
A = Exposed surface area (m2)
T = Surface Temperature - Ambient (Kelvin)
FORMULA - 3
Heat transfer is given by


Where
m is the mass,
C is the specific heat and
T is the temperature difference in K.

o There are three types of Heat transfer
Conduction
Convection
Radiation.


FORMULA
Heat transfer (Q) by Conduction formula is given by


Where, k is the thermal conductivity of the material,
A is the cross sectional area,
T
Hot
is the higher temperature,
T
Cold
is the cooler temperature,
t is the time taken,
d is the thickness of the material.
Heat transfer by Convection is given by


Where H
c
is the heat transfer coefficient,
The Heat transfer by radiation is given by



Here is the Stefan Boltzmann Constant. Heat transfer is usually expressed
in Joules. Heat transfer formula is used in problems to find the heat transfer
taking place for any given material

Design and analysis
The model is designed using ANSYS software.

Angles of testing
30
35
40
45
50

Analysis
The designed heat exchanger are subjected to CFD
analysis to find the thermal efficiency.

To find the optimum angle are higher thermal output.


Solutions
The result from the different helical baffle plates are
plotted in graph.

The results are then compared from review and
research purpose.




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