Abstract
The use of segmental baffling in shell-and-tube heat
exchangers has become standard design practice, and process
heat transfer specialists recognize that such baffling is the basis
for most design procedures. Data from earlier work at The
University of Texas indicate that disk/donut baffling can provide
equivalent heat transfer rates at significantly reduced pressure
drops. In this paper estimates are made of the potential for
energy savings by this change of baffle arrangement, and,
methods are provided for executing designs that involve
disk/donut features.
Taborek, J. J.; Klein, D. E.; Fair, J. R. (1988). Energy Savings by Use of Disk/Donut Baffling in Tubular Heat Exchangers. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92378.