Baffle

Baffle or baffles may refer to:

  • Baffle (heat transfer), a flow-directing vane or panel in some vessels such as shell and tube heat exchangers, chemical reactors, or static mixers
  • Baffle (medicine), a tunnel or wall surgically constructed within the heart or primary blood vessels to redirect blood flow
  • Baffles (submarine), the blind spot in a submarine's sonar created by the body of the submarine
  • Baffle or All-Star Baffle, a 1973-74 revival of PDQ (game show), where contestants had to guess phrases from a short combination of letters
  • Baffle gate, another name for turnstile
  • Sound baffle, any object designed to reduce airborne sound
    • Components in a loudspeaker enclosure used to negate the out-of-phase sound waves from the rear of the loudspeaker
    • Components in a suppressor used to redirect the gas from a gunshot to minimise sound and light
  • Components in a loudspeaker enclosure used to negate the out-of-phase sound waves from the rear of the loudspeaker
  • Components in a suppressor used to redirect the gas from a gunshot to minimise sound and light
  • Baffle (heat transfer)

    Baffles are flow-directing or obstructing vanes or panels used in some industrial process vessels (tanks), such as shell and tube heat exchangers, chemical reactors, and static mixers. Baffles are an integral part of the shell and tube heat exchanger design. A baffle is designed to support tube bundles and direct the flow of fluids for maximum efficiency.

    Use of baffles

    The main roles of a baffle in a shell and tube heat exchanger are to:

  • Hold tubes in position (preventing sagging), both in production and operation
  • Prevent the effects of vibration, which is increased with both fluid velocity and the length of the exchanger
  • Direct shell-side fluid flow along tube field. This increases fluid velocity and the effective heat transfer co-efficient of the exchanger
  • In a static mixer, baffles are used to promote mixing.

    In a chemical reactor, baffles are often attached to the interior walls to promote mixing and thus increase heat transfer and possibly chemical reaction rates.

    Baffle (medicine)

    A baffle is a tunnel or wall artificially constructed within the heart or great vessels for the purpose of redirecting blood flow in cases of congenital heart defects.


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