There has been a remarkable upswing in the research centered on baffle configuration of a shell and tube heat exchanger. This research study, in the similar vein, aims to objectify the baffle configuration of a shell and tube heat exchanger to identify a suitable one which may help the equipment in achieving the prospects of a better thermo-hydraulic performance. The object of the research has been realized by incorporating comparative analysis to validate the model design of a laboratory shell and tube heat exchanger. Upon validation, the same design has been incorporated with various baffle configurations to identify and recommend a suitable baffle configuration for better and enhanced performance of a shell and tube heat exchanger

Keywords : Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger, ThermoHydraulic Performance, Modeling, Validation, Simulation, Suitable Baffle Configuration.