Analysis of a bayonet tube heat exchanger

This paper details the design, construction and testing of a bayonet tube h eat exchanger for use in the process industry and potentially as part of an externally fired combined cycle. Detailed analysis of the system has been undertaken, in particular on the tube side. The data is reported in terms o f temperature, pressure, heat gain and heat exchanger effectiveness, over a range of Reynolds numbers and shell side mixture ratios. Much of the heat gained by the tubes is in the annular Row of the bayonet tube. Overall the effectiveness of this system could exceed 70%. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Lt d. All rights reserved.