Heat exchangers can be classified in a number of ways, inclucing transfer mechanisms, type of contact, direction of flow, phases and construction. The goal was to obtain a broad set of techniques that exchange heat. Tube design: specific tube design is described in the technologies.īased on the case described above we have executed the first line of queries in IGOR^AI. Floating headers: floating headers can be used when thermal expansion is an issue. Baffles: Baffles can be used in the shell to break up or split the flow to increase transfer some specific types are described in the technologies. There are different design elements that can be used in a shell and tube: The set of tubes is called a tube bundle. One fluid runs through the tubes, and another fluid flows over the tubes (through the shell) to transfer heat between the two fluids. As its name implies, this type of heat exchanger consists of a shell (a large pressure vessel) with a bundle of tubes inside it. It is the most common type of heat exchanger in oil refineries and other large chemical processes, and is suited for higher-pressure applications. no lab searches on materials).ĭiscover Demonstrate Develop Deploy Current known technique(s)Īn overview of all the existing heat exchangers with their specification and suppliers Minimum viable outcomeĪ list of all the existing heat exchangersĪ shell and tube heat exchanger is a class of heat exchanger designs. The search should focus on integrated and applied systems (i.e. Of interest are the material (ex: corrosion resistance), the efficiency, the capacity, the temperature and the size. These technologies can be used for liquid-liquid, gas-gas or gas-liquid heat exchanges.
This specific scouting case will focus on heat exchangers. As this knowledge is spread through various industries and discipline, ISPT wants to present to its partners an overview of the existing technologies that are linked with the (re-)use and storage of heat. Therefore, heat technologies need to be vastly integrated to reach a carbon neutral heat supply for all temperature levels by 2050. Indeed, for a large number of companies in the agro-food, paper, chemical, horticultural and food sectors, heat is the biggest energy consumer.
Within the heat integration cluster of the Institute for Sustainable Process Technology (ISPT), the foundation is laid for a nationally supported cross-sectoral Integrated Circular Heat Program, in which innovation and practice are actively linked.