Abstract
One type of heat exchanger that commonly used in the industry is shell and tube heat exchanger. This heat exchanger is widely used because it has a strong and safe construction, greater flow capacity, easier maintenance, and better thermal performance than the others. However, this shell and tube heat exchanger also has greater pressure, so the performance needs to be carefully improved to achieve the optimum condition. Therefore, this study examines the performance optimization of counter flow shell and tube heat exchanger towards Re (Reynolds number) which is reviewed from the Nu (Nusselt Number) and f (friction factor). The shell and tube heat exchanger is tested on Re of 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000, and 3500. Based on the results of the experiment, it is known that with the increase of Re, Nu (Nusselt number) has increased by 65.98% from 116.703 to 193.709, and friction factor has decreased by 63.71% from 0.0912 to 0.031, the effectiveness of shell and tube heat exchanger has decreased by 35.46% from 0.194 to 0.123 In addition, the optimum Re (Reynolds number) is found in the Re of 2400 with the Nusselt number by 153.668 and friction factor by 0.052.
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