Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2013

Design and optimization of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger

Ankit R. Patel

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Design Optimization of shell–and–tube heat exchanger by Differential Evolution (DE) method. For the optimal design of shell–and–tube heat exchangers improved version of Genetic Algorithm named Differential Evolution (DE) is used. Design variables: tube outer diameter, tube pitch, tube length, number of tube passes, no of shell, shell head type, shell layout, baffle spacing and baffle cut are taken for optimization. Bell’s method is used to find the heat transfer area for a given design configuration. A code in C language has been developed for optimum design of shell and tube heat exchanger and it is tested and validated for analytical problems of known results. The potential of DE technique is illustrated in this dissertation by means of examples related to the optimization of shell and tube heat exchangers. It has been observed that Differential Evolution (DE) technique performs better than the genetic algorithm (GA)

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Ankit R. Patel Design and optimization of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.VIII August 2013

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