So far in the simulation research of spiral-wound heat exchanger the space bars are rarely considered
the deviation between simulation results and actual situation is thus enlarged. This paper mainly studies the effects of the number and arrangement of space bars on the shell side's thermal and hydraulic performance with numerical simulation method. Numerical results showed that the space bars affect the axial flow rate of shell side and cause more vortexes in radial sections. Compared with the calculation results of the models without space bars under the same inlet condition the Nusselt number Nu of lined up-space bar models was decreased by 1.6%-2.5%;
the pressure drop per heat exchanger length ΔP
l
was increased by 14.5%-17.0%; the performance evaluation criteria F
P
was decreased by 5.7%-5.9%; the Nu of staggered-space bar models was increased by 17.0%-18.1%; ΔP
l
was increased by 38.4%-39.9% and F
P
was increased by 13.7%-15.4%. Moreover
the staggered arrangement of space bars can further enhance the turbulence of shell side
compared with the lined up arrangement the Nu of staggered arrangement was increased and ΔP
l
was increased accordingly in the same working conditions. When the number of space bars was more than 12(13
14 and 15)
the number of space bars had little effect on the shell side performance. This paper provides a new approach for spiral-wound heat exchanger simulation and offers a theoretical reference for the performance optimization.
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