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Maldistribution is the uneven distribution of the mass flux through the various tubes of a shell and tube heat exchanger. A numerical comparative study between the AEL type of shell and tube heat exchanger (SHTE) with conventional nozzle position and an inline nozzle position has been done at various inlet velocities of 3.31, 5 and 7 m/s. It was concluded that as the inlet velocity increased the maldistribution also increased for both the designs of heat exchanger. Also the maldistribution was always greater for header with inline nozzle than the conventional nozzle position.
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Ajugia, K., Khatawate, V.H. (2023). Comparative Study of Maldistribution on a AEL Design of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Using Conventional and Inline Nozzle Position. In: Vasudevan, H., Kottur, V.K.N., Raina, A.A. (eds) Proceedings of International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing and Automation. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7971-2_57
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