SIMULATION ANALYSIS OF SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER USING DIFFERENT FLUIDS

There are many models to characterize the behavior of the heat exchangers encountered in many industries. There are several correlations available, so that the heat transferred and the thermal stresses can be evaluated. Shell and Tube heat exchangers are having special importance in boilers, oil coolers, condensers, and pre -heaters. They are also widely used in process applications as well as the refrigeration and air conditioning industry. The robustness and medium weighted shape of Shell and Tube heat exchangers make them well suited for high pressure operations. The present work deals with the design and analysis of water-cooled shell and tube condenser and we have shown how to done the thermal analysis by using theoretical formula, for this we have chosen an industrial problem of 8 ton capacity of counter flow shell and tube heat exchanger of water type. The condenser is designed using theoretical procedures. The condenser is modeled by using the dimensions obtained from the design procedures. Then thermal analysis is carried out in SOLIDWORK flow simulation. The results obtained through the analysis are discussed in detail and compared with analytic values. .