The numerical investigation on shell-side fluid flow distribution of a novel longitudinal flow shell-and-tube heat exchanger with multi-parallel-channel (MPC) inlet and outlet was presented by using porous media and distributed resistance model. Under the condition of constant heat transfer tube length L=6.0 m, such characteristics as shell-side fluid flow distribution and pressure drop performance were investigated with different Reynolds number Re and the number of MPC (N) at the ratio of tube length to diameter L/D=2.0 and L/D=1.5, respectively. Investigated results show that with the incre...