Optimization of the flow guiding fins configuration and tube arrangements in a shell and tube heat exchanger: coupling response surface methodology and CFD

In the present study, the flow and heat transfer characteristics around a bundle of cam-shaped tubes have been numerically investigated using the finite volume method (FVM) in laminar and turbulent flows at different Reynolds numbers (Re). To increase heat transfer, flow guide fins have been used in...

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Published in:	Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Main Authors:	Xiangmin Shao, Ali Marzban, Farzad Pourfattah, Omid Ali Akbari, Gholamreza Ahmadi, Nafiseh Emami, Soheil Salahshour
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-08-01
Subjects:	Numerical simulation Tube bundle Guide vanes Optimization Genetic algorithm Nanofluid
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X25005398