Tubular Heat Exchanger Lab Report

The main purpose of the experiment is to investigate heat transfer processes using the tubular heat exchanger which is a specific type of heat exchangers. Moreover, the primary goals are to compare the two types of flow cases, co-current flow and countercurrent flow as well as taking the analyses of their temperature changes through the graphical curves and observing the heat transmission via the operating apparatus. The working principles of the tubular heat exchanger is analyzed and the fluid temperate modifications inside the tubes of the heater, coolant and service unit parts of the equipment is completely researched for the clarification of corresponding processes. The main parameters such as heat transfer coefficient …show more content…
There are certain types of heat exchangers used in laboratory experiments such as tubular, plate, shell and tube heat exchangers. In this experiment the particular type of heat exchanging equipment is used to take the required and desired operations. For the purpose of the operational work the tubular heat exchanger is utilized for measurements and clarification of specific parameters of calculations. Moreover, the types of fluid motions are classified as parallel and counter flows for the named forms of heat exchanger equipment and the experiment considers the both types of flows. The parallel or co-current flow is used for the initial part of procedure and the counter flow is referred to the second …show more content…
These are various for their applications in different purposes. Applied heat exchangers can vary depending on the requirements of application, geometical properties, and the field of utilization in standardized processes. There are certain advantages of using tubular heat exchangers such as low maintanance costs, more stable for high working pressures and temperatures, using geometrically more big-sized raw materials, easy-cleaning according to its phical constructions and easy to enlarge due to modular design of tubular heat