Performance Study of a Circumferential Overlap Trisection Helical Baffle Heat Exchanger at the Shell Side

Using the three-dimensional (3D) modeling software Gambit, a mathematical model of a circumferential overlap trisection helical baffle shell-and-tube heat exchanger (cothSTHX) was developed with 34 tubes and three pulling rods with an equilateral triangle tube layout and a baffle incline angle of 20°. The numerical simulation of flow and thermal performances was performed with the analysis software Fluent. The temperature, pressure, and velocity nephograms are shown for different slices, including spiral, concentric hexagon longitudinal, meridian, eccentric longitudinal, and transverse slices. The nephograms of temperature, pressure, and velocity with superimposed velocity vectors vividly display the important parameters of the cothSTHX. The “Dean vortex secondary flow” is a key mechanism to enhance the heat transfer in heat exchangers, which is clearly depicted to show that the spiral fluid flows outward under the centrifugal force, then flows back to the axis under the radial differential pressure, forming a single vortex in each helix cycle. The structure of circumferential overlap baffles restricts the shortcut leakage flow, and the flow pattern in the cothSTHX is very close to “plug flow” on the unfolded hexagon slices.     

纵流壳程换热器新型抗振折流元件的数值研究

提出了一种新型抗振折流杆元件的结构,并对该结构的单元流道提出了简化模型,用数值方法模拟了夹持式折流杆支撑的单元流道内的流动和传热状况,从流体的流动形态、压力分布和温度分布等方面与直折流圆杆单元流道进行了对比。结果表明,除阻力降外,该结构的传热量和传热系数均有所改善。     

Characteristics of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in the Shell Side of the Trapezoidal-like Tilted Baffles Heat Exchanger

Periodic whole cross-section computation models are established for segmental baffle heat exchanger, shutter baffle heat exchanger, and trapezoid-like tilted baffle heat exchanger. The reliability of models is verified by comparing the simulated results to the results obtained from the Bell-Delaware method. Due to the orthogonal assembly of the baffles, the shell side fluid shows the twisty flow of trapezoid-like tilted baffle heat exchanger. The essential mechanism on disturbing flow and heat transfer enhancement is revealed by defining the non-dimensional factor η of the shell side fluid flow direction of heat exchanger and the field synergy principle. The results show that at the same Reynolds number, the shell side fluid convection heat transfer coefficient of trapezoid-like tilted baffle heat exchanger is 12.43%-24.33% and 6.71%-11.51% higher than those of segmental baffle heat exchanger and shutter baffle heat exchanger, respectively. The shell side fluid flow velocity field and the pressure gradient field of trapezoid-like tilted baffle heat exchanger and shutter baffle heat exchanger decreases compared with that of segmental baffle heat exchanger, so the shell side fluid flow resistance and pressure drop is increased; the shell side comprehensive performance of trapezoid-like tilted baffle heat exchanger is 5.85%-9.06% higher than that of segmental baffle heat exchanger, and 15.27%-23.28% higher than that of shutter baffle heat exchanger. In this study, a baffle structure with higher efficiency of the energy utilization for the heat exchanger is provided.     

折弯弓形折流板换热器流动换热性能研究

为了提高折流板换热器的换热性能,改变了折流板换热器的折弯夹角和折流板间距,利用ANSYS Fluent对换热器壳程流体流动与换热过程进行模拟,分析了不同折流板折弯夹角α (110°,135°,170°和180°)、折流板间距（250,300和350 mm)和雷诺数（10 000,20 000和50 000）对换热器壳程压力、速度和温度的影响。结果表明：增大雷诺数对改善流动死区有很大的作用,雷诺数为50 000时的流动死区相对于雷诺数为10 000时面积减小较大;随着夹角α的减小,折流板背流侧的流动死区面积逐渐减小、换热器的表面传热系数和进出口压降力越大,夹角α为110°时出口温度最小、进出口压降最大,夹角α为135°时PEC最大且换热器综合性能最优;折流板间距增大,压力变化梯度减小,压差变化幅度减小,壳程出口温度变化不成正比关系,间距为300 mm时出口温度最低。     

连续型螺旋折流板换热器结构及性能研究

连续型螺旋折流板换热器一直受限于加工工艺而未能得到广泛应用,本文提出采用加装中芯管的方法,实现了连续型折流板的加工,并给出了连续型折流板螺旋升角和螺旋包络面的计算方法。利用Fluent软件,与现今应用较广泛的1／4椭圆形折流板换热器的流动和换热特性进行模拟比较。结果表明,连续型折流板换热器换热能力提高了近一倍,综合性能系数也提高了近30％,虽然1／4椭圆折流板压力降较小,但其折流板的漏流,也严重降低了传热能力。为在工程中推广应用连续型螺旋折流板换热器,本文提供了理论依据和技术支撑。     

三分椭圆螺旋折流板换热器

螺旋折流板换热器是以很小的压降实现强化传热的新型换热设备,但已有的1/4椭圆螺旋折流板方案不适合用于占管壳式换热器绝大多数的正三角形排列布管方案.文中介绍一种新型螺旋折流板换热器,由每层3块三分椭圆折流板首尾相接而形成壳侧螺旋通道,每块折流板的边都位于管束的自然间隔中.由于每块折流板的基准边与椭圆之长轴重合或平行,并与正三角形排列布管的各管孔的一条中心连线平行;另一条边也与另一方向的管孔中心连线平行,因而其管孔的定位划线和制造容易实现.     

管壳式换热器壳侧气液两相流动和传热的数值模拟研究

采用数值模拟方法,使用FLUENT对管壳式换热器壳侧的两相流动及相变传热进行了模拟计算.根据壳侧流体流动特点,选定合适的湍流模型、两相流模型为混合物模型,并根据汽水转化公式编写了自定义函数UDF来描述相变过程质和量的传递.对管壳式换热器壳侧的流体介质换热发生相变并产生气液两相流动进行了三维的数值模拟研究.得到了管壳式换热器壳程的速度场、温度场、压力场及气液各相的分布情况,对壳侧气液两相流动及相变换热进行了分析.对具有相变情况下的管壳式换热器的结构设计起到参考指导作用.     

半圆柱空间异形孔板换热器热工水力性能的数值模拟

为研究半圆柱空间异形孔板换热器的流动与传热特性,建立换热器简化物理模型,运用ANSYS软件建立CFD模型进行数值模拟,分析了开孔形状与板间距的影响,并对比了半圆柱空间异形孔板换热器与弓形板换热器的联系与区别。研究结果表明：半圆柱异形孔板换热器壳侧流体呈纵向流动,壳侧流体通过孔隙形成射流冲刷管壁,具有强化传热作用;板间距一定,开孔面积相近时,开孔形状对壳侧压降的影响较小,对换热性能的影响稍大;板间距越小壳侧换热系数越高但其综合性能指标越小;圆头三角孔板换热器在板间距30 mm时的壳侧换热系数比40及50 mm方案分别高5.62%,10.06%,综合性能指标低1.44%,2.07%;异形孔板换热器的综合性能指标比弓形折流板换热器平均约高27.89%。     

壳管式换热器壳侧汽液两相流场三维数值模拟

利用商业软件FLUENT所提供的多相流模型、UDF(用户自定义函数)以及相关的数值方法,对壳管式换热器内部的汽水两相流场进行了数值模拟.结果表明,汽相主要集中在换热器上部,尤其是接近上端封头处壳侧内高温蒸气聚积严重,在顶部高温段加绝热套管后,可显著改善顶部流动,减少高温蒸气集聚,其热流率增加达13.04%,流量增加5.18%,出口蒸气体积分数降低4.34%,换热性能明显提高.研究结果将有助于对壳管式换热器内部流动的认识,并作为设计与结构优化的参考.     

折流杆换热器的设计

为了解决传统折流板换热器流体阻力大、易发生换热管震动与破坏等缺点,开发了一种新型换热器——折流杆换热器.介绍了折流杆换热器的结构特点、设计方法,着重阐述了折流杆换热器的选材、折流杆结构的设计、堆焊技术要求,为以后设计类似产品提供参考.     

Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of a Heat Exchanger Provided with Helical Baffles

Abstract

In the article, a three-dimensional numerical solution of two real shell-and-tube heat exchangers, with different types of baffles, segmental, and pseudohelical, is presented, through the use of commercial codes, in order to evaluate the influence of the baffles type on heat exchanger performance. The parameters to be evaluated, which influence the efficiency of the thermal exchange and the maintenance and pumping costs, are the pressure drops, the heat transfer coefficient, and the fouling resistance. The fluid dynamic study of the shell-and-tube heat exchanger is conducted under stationary flow conditions. In the article, furthermore, the results of the thermohydraulic analysis, performed under stationary flow conditions, more "helical baffles" exchangers, with different baffles helix angle, are presented. Exchangers with pseudohelical baffles inclined by 7°, 20°, 30°, 40°, 45°, and 50° are analyzed. The simulations are carried out considering a real fluid, approximately incompressible, under laminar flow conditions. Finally, to verify the correctness of the results, they are compared with correlations in the literature.     

螺旋折流板换热器的制造技术研究

螺旋折流板换热器是一种新型高效换热器,具有壳程流动阻力小,换热效率高,抑振和防垢性能好等优点,已经引起了越来越多研究者的关注.介绍了非连续螺旋折流板换热器和连续螺旋折流板换热器的制造技术,可以更好地促进螺旋折流板换热器的研究.     

Geometrical Parametric Analysis of Flow and Heat Transfer in the Shell Side of a Spiral-Wound Heat Exchanger

The spiral-wound heat exchangers are widely used in chemical industrial applications, but the mechanism of flow and heat transfer in shell side has not been clarified yet. A three-dimensional model is developed based on the FLUENT software in this study, with emphasis on quantifying the effects of the main geometry parameters, such as the number of tube bundles, the number of tube layers, the thickness of space bars, the number of tubes per circle in the first layer, the tube external diameter, the central cylinder diameter, and the tube pitch in the first layer, on the flow and heat transfer. Based on the numerical simulation results, the Taguchi method is used to estimate the effect of these geometrical factors on flow and heat transfer and the contribution rate of every factor is obtained. Meanwhile, the multivariate correlation is developed by MATLAB software to calculate the Nusselt number and friction factor in the shell side.     

Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Baffle Orientation on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger With Leakage Flows

The commercial CFD code FLUENT is used to investigate the effect of baffle orientation and of viscosity of the working fluid on the heat transfer and pressure drop in a shell-and-tube heat exchanger in the domain of turbulent flow. The shell-and-tube heat exchanger considered follows the TEMA standards and consists of 76 plane tubes with fixed outside diameter, which are arranged in a triangular pitch. Two baffle orientations as well as leakage flows are considered. In order to determine the effect of viscosity on heat transfer and pressure drop, simulations are performed for the working fluids air, water, and engine oil with Prandtl numbers in the range of 0.7 to 206. For each baffle orientation and working fluid, simulations are performed using different flow velocities at the inlet nozzle. Heat transfer and pressure drop are reported in order to describe the performance of vertically and horizontally baffled shell-and-tube heat exchangers. The heat transfer coefficient is described as modified shell-side Nusselt number, which is defined similar to the VDI method.     

管壳式换热器换热性能的数值模拟研究

在水的雷诺数Re从1900~25000范围变化的情况下,选择换热效果比较好的Φ25/Φ19波纹管,并对其换热性能进行了数值模拟与实验研究。结果显示波纹管的换热系数是直管的1.1~1.8倍,且随着雷诺数的增加,倍数值逐渐减小;波纹管的压降损失是直管的2~3倍。     

加装钩片对除雾器性能影响的数值研究

采用Fluent软件对湿法烟气脱硫系统中除雾器内气液两相流场进行数值模拟,得到加装钩片后的除雾器在不同液滴粒径和风速下的除雾效率,并对比分析了5种不同尺寸钩片形式的除雾器性能.结果表明:除雾器内流场偏向叶片转弯处外侧,在此位置加装钩片可有效提高除雾效率;钩片长度直接影响其对气流的拦截程度,随着钩片长度的增大,除雾效率显著提高,同时压降也有所增加;钩片宽度的增大导致除雾效率与压降均略微降低.     

非对称翅片管换热器传热和阻力特性的数值分析

基于COMSOL软件建立了一种非对称翅片管换热器的三维模型,对空气侧的流动和传热特性进行了数值研究,与平直翅片管换热器进行对比,并进一步分析了不同雷诺数下交错角β对非对称翅片管换热器性能的影响.结果表明:在Re为3 239~9 700内,与平直翅片管换热器相比,非对称翅片管换热器的传热因子增大,平均增大量为13.95%,阻力因子减小,且随着Re增大其减小效果更加明显,平均减小量为4.80%;以MJF作为评价标准,且其他结构参数不变时,β=30°时MJF最大,换热器的综合性能最好.     

套管换热器对流换热的数值模拟研究

本文建立了一种复杂的数学模型用于预测套管式换热器内流体的流动及传热特性。数学模型包括计算流体力学模型和计算传热学模型。其中,计算传热学模型中的湍流扩散系数是利用温度方差t2和温度方差耗散率εt来求解,而不是利用通常采用的Pr数假设值或实验测定值来求解。为验证新建立模型预测结果的准确性,本文将数值模拟结果与文献中的实验结果进行了比较,结果吻合较好。     

螺旋折流板管壳式换热器壳程传热性能及压降的研究

本文对螺旋折流板换热器和传统的弓形折流板换热器进行了壳程传热性能和壳程的阻力的对比,同时通过实验方法对25°、40°螺旋角的螺旋折流板和弓形折流板换热器进行了壳程传热性能和壳程阻力的研究,得出螺旋折流板换热器的螺旋流动强化了传热,螺旋折流板换热器的壳程阻力比弓形折流板换热器的壳程阻力小。