Modeling of BEM Type Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Using the BELL-DELAWARE Method

The shell-and-tube heat exchangers are widely used in various energy conversion systems. In this work, the modelling of the exchanger type of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) production unit was carried out using the Bell Belaware method and the Taborek version by playing on the main geometric parameters such as the transverse flow area and leakage zones. Thus, the results obtained are validated by real exchanger study data. Due to the application of this method to shell and tube heat exchangers equipped with baffles, high precision is attained. The heat transfer coefficients obtained show good agreement with the study data.