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Summary
The primary objective of this tutorial is to guide the user using ANSYS CFX through
the thermal and flow simulation of shell and tube heat exchanger.
The objective of this simulation is to model the temperature and flow fields produced
inside a shell and tube heat exchanger.
Prerequisites
You will need to download following mesh file (.cfx5) freely available on FetchCFD at:
http://fetchcfd.com/view-project/797
- Shell-and-Tube-Heat-Exchanger-Mesh.cfx5
Problem Description
The sketch of the problem is shown below. The task is to model the heat exchange between two
fluids at different temperatures, flowing in opposite directions. In the shell of the heat exchanger,
water enters at a velocity of 0.5m/s and a temperature of 300°C, passing through the baffles and
leaving on the other side. Cooling water at 15°C is entering the tubes at a velocity of 0.5m/s.
Overview
Pre-processing Simulation Run Post-Processing
d
Mesh
Step 3: Mesh > Import Mesh > ICEM CFD
d
Defining Shell Side Domain
Step 4: Right click on the Default Domain and then select Rename. Enter “ShellSide” as new
name
b
Step 5: Right click on ShellSide and then left click on Edit
Select the mesh for the ShellSide by left clicking on Location tab
and then selecting “BODY2 from the Selection Dialog window.
Click OK to close this window. a
b
e
Step 6: Under Basic Settings select water as material from
Material library pop-up window.
Step 7: Click Fluid Models and under Option for Heat
Transfer select Thermal Energy. For Turbulence select
Shear Stress Transport. Initialize domain by click on
Initialization tab and selecting Domain Initialization. Finally
Click OK to finalize.
b
a
c e
e
f
g
Step 8: Right click on ShellSide then left click Insert and then Boundary
a
c
b
b
c
e
Step 10: Right click on ShellSide then left click Insert and then Boundary
a
b c
b
c
d
Step 12: Right click on ShellSide then left click Insert and then Boundary
a
b c
c
a
d
Defining Tube Side Domain
Step 14: Right click on the Default Domain and then select Rename. Enter “TubeSide” as new name
b
Step 15: Right click on TubeSide and then left click on Edit.
Make sure for mesh BODY is selected for Location and water for
Material as shown below.
a
c b
a e
e d
b
f
Step 17: Right click on TubeSide then left click Insert and then Boundary
b c
a
c
b d
f
Step 19: Right click on TubeSide then left click Insert and then Boundary
b c
b c
e
Step 21: Double click on Default Fluid Fluid Interface in Outline
tree. Make sure all the parameters are set as shown below (see
b).
Step 22: Then click on tab Additional Interface Models and set
the parameters shown below (c, d and e).
a
c
d
e
Step 23: In Outline tree right click on the Solver Control and then left click on the Edit. Set Max.
Iterations in Convergence Control to 2500. Click OK to close.
a
b
d
Step 24: Save the project. File > Save Case As.
c
Step 25: In Outline tree right click on Simulation
Control, left click on start solver and then left click on
Define Run.
b c
a
d
Simulation Run
Step 26: CFX-Solver Manager will be launched.
d
Simulation will start and residual plots will be visible on the screen. Click on the tab to display all the
residual plot windows. Once the simulation run is complete a pop-up window will be shown informing
that simulation is complete and asking for post-process results. Select Post Process Results and click
OK.
b
Post-process Results
Step 27: CFD Post will be launched along with a pop-up window asking for Domain selection. Keep the
suggested ones and click OK.
Step 28: Now insert Plane by clicking on the Location and then on Plane. Select YZ Plane in the Method,
Click on the tab Color and set the Mode to Variable and Variable to Temperature. Set the Range to
Local. Click Apply.
b
d
e
f
c g
h
Now you should see a plane showing temperature distribution
Step 29: Now insert Probe by clicking on the Probe tab (a). Select Temperature (b) as the Probe
variable.
b
Now left click on the location close to ShellInlet as shown below (a). Note down the temperature
displayed (b) as probe variable. Now left click on the location close to the ShellOutlet as pointed below
(c) and note down the temperature (d) again. By comparing the temperature it turns out that temperature
reduction of around 4 °C is achieved in case of shell side fluid. Repeat the same procedure for tube side
fluid as well to find out how much temperature increase is observed for cooling fluid.
b d
Step 30: Uncheck the Plane 1 from Outline tree. Now insert Surface Group by clicking on the Location
and then on Surface Group. Insert Surface Group window will pop-up. Keep the suggested name and
click OK. Next on the Geometry tab select All Domains for Domains and click on the locations tab and
select the parts as shown below (f) and click OK to close.
c
f
b d
e
g
Step 31: Now click on Color tab and set the Color to white. Next click on Render tab and set the
transparency to 0.3. Click Apply to finalize.
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d
e
Step 32: Now insert streamlines by clicking on the Streamlines tab. Keep the suggested name and click
OK. Select ShellInlet in Start From and for # of Points set a value of 75. Click Apply to plot streamlines.
d
b
e
Now you should see velocity streamlines
Thanks -
http://fetchcfd.com/view-project/789