cross-flow baffle

cross-flow baffle

[′krȯs ‚flō ‚baf·əl]

(engineering)

A type of baffle in a shell-and-tube heat exchanger that directs shell-side fluid back and forth or up and down across the tubes. Also known as transverse baffle.

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