TFD-HE13 - Shell & Tube Heat Exchager Design 1

SHELL & TUBE

HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN
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Introduction
q Shell & tube heat exchangers are the most versatile type of heat
exchangers.
They are used in process industries, in conventional and nuclear power
stations, steam generators, etc
They are used in many alternative energy applications including ocean,
thermal and geothermal.
q Shell & tube heat exchangers provide relatively large ratios of heat
transfer area to volume.
q They can be easily cleaned.
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Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers
q Shell & tube type heat exchangers are built of tubes (round or rectangular
in general) mounted in shells (cylindrical, rectangular or arbitrary shape).
q Many variations of this basic type is available.
The differences lie mainly in the detailed features of construction and provisions
for differential thermal expansion between the tubes and the shell.
Tube
outlet
Tube
inlet
Shell
outlet
Shell
inlet
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Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers
U-Tube, baffled, single pass
shell & tube heat exchanger
Two pass tube, baffled single pass
shell & tube heat exchanger
Two pass tube, floating head, baffled
single pass shell & tube heat exchanger
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Shell Types
q TEMA (the Tubular Exchangers
Manufacturers Association) publishes
standards defining how shell and tube
exchangers should be built. They
define a naming system that is
commonly used.
q Shells are also typically purchased in
standard sizes to control costs. Inside
the shell, baffles (dividers) are
installed to direct the flow around the
tubes, increase velocity, and promote
cross flow. They also help support the
tubes. The baffle cut is the ratio of the
baffle window height to the shell
diameter. Typically, baffle cut is about
20 percent. It effects both heat
transfer and pressure drop. Designers
also need to specify the baffle spacing;
the maximum spacing depends on how
much support the tubes need.
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Multi Shell & Tube Passes
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Tube to Header Plate Connection
q Tubes are arranged in a bundle and held
in place by header plate(tube sheet).
q The number of tubes that can be placed
within a shell depends on
Tube layout, tube outside diameter, pitch,
number of passes and the shell diameter.
q When the tubes are to close to each
other, the header plate becomes to weak.
q Methods of attaching tubes to the header
plate
Header
Plate
Header Plate
Tube
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Baffle Type & Geometry
q Baffles serve two functions:
Support the tubes for structural
rigidity, preventing tube vibration
and sagging
Divert the flow across the bundle
to obtain a higher heat transfer
coefficient.
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Segmental Cut Baffles
Baffle Type & Geometry
q The single and double segmental baffles are most frequently used. They
divert the flow most effectively across the tubes.
q The baffle spacing must be chosen with care.
Optimal baffle spacing is somewhere between 40% - 60% of the shell diameter.
Baffle cut of 25%-35% is usually recommended.
q The triple segmental baffles are used
for low pressure applications.
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Disc & Ring Baffles
Baffle Type & Geometry
q Disc and ring baffles are composed of alternating outer rings and
inner discs, which direct the flow radially across the tube field.
The potential bundle-to-shell bypass stream is eliminated
This baffle type is very effective in pressure drop to heat transfer
conversion
q Disc
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Orifice Baffle
Baffle Type & Geometry
q In an orifice baffle shell-side-fluid flows through the clearance
between tube outside diameter and baffle-hole diameter.
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Number of Tubes
q The number of tubes in an exchanger depends on the
Fluid flow rates
Available pressure drop.
q The number of tubes is selected such that the
Tube side velocity for water and similar liquids ranges from
0.9 to 2.4 m/s (3 to 8 ft/sec)
Shell-side velocity from 0.6 to 1.5 m/s (2 to 5 ft/sec).
q The lower velocity limit corresponds to limiting the fouling, and the
upper velocity limit corresponds to limiting the rate of erosion.
q When sand and silt are present, the velocity is kept high enough to
prevent settling.
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Tube Passes
q A pass is when liquid flows all the way across from one end to the
other of the exchanger. We will count shell passes and tube passes.
An exchanger with one shell pass and two tube passes is a 1-2
exchanger. Almost always, the tube passes will be in multiples of two
(1-2, 1-4, 2-4, etc.)
Odd numbers of tube passes have more complicated mechanical
stresses, etc. An exception: 1-1 exchangers are sometimes used for
vaporizers and condensers.
q A large number of tube passes are used to increase the tube side
fluid velocity and heat transfer coefficient and minimize fouling.
This can only be done when there is enough pumping power since the
increased velocity and additional turns increases the pressure drop
significantly.
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Tube Passes - Continued
q The number of tube passes depends on the available pressure drop.
Higher velocities in the tube result in higher heat transfer coefficients,
at the expense of increased pressure drop.
q Therefore, if a higher pressure drop is acceptable, it is desirable to
have fewer but longer tubes (reduced flow area and increased flow
length).
Long tubes are accommodated in a short shell exchanger by multiple
tube passes.
q The number of tube passes in a shell generally range from 1 to 10
The standard design has one, two, or four tube passes.
An odd number of passes is uncommon and may result in mechanical
and thermal problems in fabrication and operation.
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Tube Materials
q Materials selection and compatibility between construction
materials and working fluids are important issues, in particular with
regard to corrosion and/or operation at elevated temperatures.
q Requirement for low cost, light weight, high conductivity, and good
joining characteristics often leads to the selection of aluminumfor
the heat transfer surface.
q On the other side, stainless steel is used for food processing or
fluids that require corrosion resistance.
q In general, one of the selection criteria for exchanger material
depends on the corrosiveness of the working fluid.
q A summary Table is provided as a reference fo rcorrosive and non-
corrosive environments
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Materials for Corrosive &
NoncorrosiveService
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Tube Wall Thickness
q The wall thickness of heat exchanger tubes is standardized in terms
of Birmingham Wire Gage BWG of the tube.
q Small tube diameters (8 to 15mm) are preferred for greater area to
volume density but are limited for the purposes of cleaning.
q Large tube diameters are often required for condensers and boilers.
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Tube Outside Diameter
q The most common plain tube sizes have 15.88,19.05, and 25.40 mm
(5/8, , 1 inche) tube outside diameters.
q From the heat transfer viewpoint, smaller-diameter tubes yield
higher heat transfer coefficients and result in a more compact
exchanger.
q However, larger-diameter tubes are easier to clean and more
rugged.
q The foregoing common sizes represent a compromise.
For mechanical cleaning, the smallest practical size is 19.05 mm.
For chemical cleaning, smaller sizes can be used provided that the
tubes never plug completely.
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Tube Length
q Tube length affects the cost and operation of heat exchangers.
Longer the tube length (for any given surface area),
Fewer tubes are needed, requiring less complicated header plate with fewer
holes drilled
Shell diameter decreases resulting in lower cost
q Typically tubes are employed in 8, 12, 15, and 20 foot lengths.
Mechanical cleaning is limited to tubes 20 ft and shorter, although
standard exchangers can be built with tubes up to 40 ft.
q There are, like with anything limits of how long the tubes can be.
Shell-diameter-to-tube-length ratio should be
within limits of 1/5 to 1/15
q Maximum tube length is dictated by
Architectural layouts
Transportation (to about 30m.)
The diameter of the two booster rockets is dictated by the smallest highway
tunnel size between the location of manufacturer and Florida. Scientific hah!
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Tube Length
Tube & Header Plate Deformation
q Thermal expansion of tubes needs
to be taken into account for heat
exchangers operating at elevated
temperatures
q Tube elongation due to thermal
expansion causes:
Header plate deformation
Shell wall deformation near the
header plate
q Fatigue strength of the tube,
header plate and shell joint needs
to be considered when using
Longer tubes
High operating tube side
temperatures
Cyclic thermal loads
Undeformed Header
Plate Shape
Undeformed
Shell Wall
Header Plate
Deformation
Shell Wall
Deformation
Magnified Displacement of a Shell
& Tube Heat Exchanger Elements
Under Thermal Load
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Tube Layout
q Tube layout is characterized by the
included angle between tubes.
Two standard types of tube layouts
are the square and the equilateral
triangle.
Triangular pitch (30
o
layout) is better for
heat transfer and surface area per unit
length (greatest tube density.)
Square pitch (45 & 90 layouts) is needed
for mechanical cleaning.
Note that the 30,45 and 60 are
staggered, and 90 is in line.
P
T
q For the identical tube pitch and
flow rates, the tube layouts in
decreasing order of shell-side heat
transfer coefficient and pressure
drop are: 30,45,60, 90.
Triangular
Square
Rotated Square
Rotated Triangle
Triangular
P
T
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Tube Layout - Continued
q The 90 layout will have the lowest heat transfer coefficient and
the lowest pressure drop.
q The square pitch (90 or 45) is used when jet or mechanical
cleaning is necessary on the shell side. In that case, a minimum
cleaning lane of in. (6.35 mm) is provided.
The square pitch is generally not used in the fixed header sheet design
because cleaning is not feasible.
q The triangular pitch provides a more compact arrangement,
usually resulting in smaller shell, and the strongest header sheet for
a specified shell-side flow area.
It is preferred when the operating pressure difference between the two
fluids is large.
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Tube Pitch
q The selection of tube pitch is a compromise between a
Close pitch(small values of P
t
/d
o
) for increased shell-side heat transfer
and surface compactness, and an
Open pitch(large values of P
t
/ d
o
) for decreased shell-side plugging and
ease in shell-side cleaning.
q Tube pitch P
T
is chosen so that the pitch ratio is 1.25 < P
T
/d
o
< 1.5
When the tubes are to close to each other (P
t
/d
o
less than 1.25) , the
header plate (tube sheet) becomes to weak for proper rolling of the
tubes and cause leaky joints.
q Tube layout and tube locations are standardized for industrial heat
exchangers.
However, these are general rules of thumb and can be violated for
custom heat exchanger designs.
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Tube & Shell Exhaust Gas Cooler
A tube and shell exhaust gas cooler is used on
diesel engines to reduce the NOx emissions.
A rectangular closely packed tube arrangement
is used resulting in a rectangular shell.
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Fluid Allocation
q Tube side is preferred under these circumstances:
Fluids which are prone to foul
The higher velocities will reduce buildup
Mechanical cleaning is also much more practical for tubes than for shells.
Corrosive fluids are usually best in tubes
Tubes are cheaper to fabricate from exotic materials
This is also true for very high temperature fluids requiring alloy construction
Toxic fluids to increase containment
Streams with low flow rates to obtain increased velocities and turbulence
High pressure streams since tubes are less expensive to build strong
Streams with a low allowable pressure drop
q Viscous fluids go on the shell side, since this will usually improve the
rate of heat transfer.
On the other hand, placing them on the tube side will usually lead to
lower pressure drops. J udgment is needed
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Basic Design Procedure
q Heat exchanger must satisfy the
Heat transfer requirements (design or
process needs)
Allowable pressure drop (pumping
capacity and cost)
q Steps in designing a heat exchanger
can be listed as:
Identify the problem
Select an heat exchanger type
Calculate/Select initial design
parameters
Rate the initial design
Calculate thermal performance and
pressure drops for shell and tube side
Evaluate the design
Is performance and cost acceptable?
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Size of Heat Exchanger
q The initial size (surface area) of a
heat exchanger can be estimated from cf lm o m o
o
T F U
q
T U
q
A
,

where
A
o
Outside tube surface area
q Heat duty heat exchange between tube and shell side
U
o
Overall heat transfer coefficient
F Correction factor F=1.0 for cross flow heat exchanger
?T
m
True mean temperature ?T
m
= F ?T
lm
?T
lm
Log mean temperature difference (Est of true mean temperature)
Correction Factor F is be covered in module TFD-HE4 Log-Mean
Temperature Difference
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Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient
q The overall heat transfer coefficient U
o
based on the outside
diameter of tubes can be estimated from:
The individual heat transfer coefficients (h)
Shell wall, outside & inside tube fouling resistances (R
w
, R
fo
, R
fi
)
Overall surface efficiency (?
i
& ?
o
)
o o o
fo
w o
i
fi
i i i
o
o
h
R
R A
R
h A
A
U
1 1 1
+ + +

,
_

+
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Heat Balance of
Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger
q Heat load of a heat exchanger can be estimated from heat balance:
Tube
outlet
Tube
inlet
Shell
outlet
Shell
inlet
T
c,i
T
c,o
T
h,o
T
h,i
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
o h i h
h
p i c o c
c
p
T T c m T T c m q
, , , ,

& &
If three of the temperatures are given, the fourth can be calculated
using the above equation.
The above equation assumes no phase change in any of the fluids.
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Other TFD Modules Supporting
Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers
q Overall heat transfer coefficient is covered in module TFD-HE01
q Log-mean temperature difference is covered in module TFD-HE4
q Heat transfer from finned surfaces is covered in module TFD-HE11
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Total Number of Tubes
q Once the total tube outside surface area A
o
is estimated a cost
effective heat exchanger configuration needs to be calculated.
q Number of tubes N
t
is dependent on tube side flow conditions. It
is related to the shell diameter (D
s
), tube length (L) and tube
diameter (d
o
) together with the allowable pressure drop and the
total tube side flow rate hence the heat transfer coefficient.
L N d A
t o o

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Total Number of Tubes
q The total number of tubes can be predicted as a function of the
shell diameter by taking the shell circle D
s
and dividing it by the
projected area of the tube layout pertaining to a single tube A
1
CTP=0.93 One tube pass
CTP=0.90 Two tube passes
CTP=0.85 Three tube passes
CL=1.00 for 90 & 45 square pitch
CL=0.87 for 30 & 60 equilateral tri pitch
CL - Tube Layout Constant
q CTP is the tube count constant which accounts for the incomplete
coverage of the shell diameter by the tubes due to necessary
clearances between the shell and the outer tube circle.
1
2
4
) (
A
D
CTP N
s
t

2
1
) (
T
P CL A
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Shell Diameter
2
2
2
785 . 0
o
o
T
s
t
d
d
P
D
CL
CTP
N

,
_

,
_

L N d A
t o o

( )
2
1
2
637 . 0
1
]
1

L
d d P A
CTP
CL
D
o o T o
s
q Shell diameter in terms of main constructional diameters can be
expressed as:
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Rating of the Heat Exchanger Design
q Rating an exchanger means to evaluate the thermo-hydraulic
performance of a fully specified exchanger.
q Input to the rating process is heat exchanger geometry (constructional
design parameters), process conditions (flow rate, temperature,
pressure) and material/ fluid properties (density, thermal conductivity)
q First output from the rating process is either the outlet temperature for
fixed tube length or the tube length itself to meet the outlet temperature
requirement.
q Second output from the rating process is the pressure drop for both fluid
streams hence the pumping energy requirements and size.
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Insufficient Thermal Rating
q If the output of the rating analysis is not acceptable, a geometrical
modification should be made
q If the required amount of heat cannot be transferred to satisfy
specific outlet temperature, one should find a way to increase the
heat transfer coefficient or increase exchanger surface area
One can increase the tube side heat transfer coefficient by increasing
the fluid velocity - Increase number of tube passes
One can increase the shell side heat transfer coefficient by decreasing
baffle spacing and/or baffle cut
One can increase the surface area by
Increasing the heat exchanger length
Increasing the shell diameter
Multiple shells in series
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Insufficient Pressure Drop Rating
q If the pressure drop on the tube side is greater than the allowable
pressure drop, then
the number of tube passes can be decreased or
the tube diameter can be increased which may result to
decrease the tube length (Same surface area)
increase the shell diameter and the number of tubes
q If the shell side pressure drop is greater than the allowable pressure
drop then baffle spacing, tube pitch, and baffle cut can be increased
or one can change the baffle type.
THERE IS ALWAYS A TRADE-OFF BETWEEN
THERMAL & PRESSURE DROP RATINGS!
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The Trade-Off
Between Thermal Balance & Flow Loss
q Heat transfer and fluid friction losses tend to compete with one
another.
q The total energy loss can be minimized by adjusting the size of one
irreversibility against the other .
q These adjustments can be made by properly selecting physical
dimensions of the solid parts (fins, ducts, heat exchanger surface).
q It must be understood, however, that the result is at best a
thermodynamic optimum.
Constraints such as cost, size, and reliability enter into the
determination of truly optimal designs.
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Shell Side Heat Transfer Coefficient
q There are three rating methods to calculate the shell side heat
transfer coefficient:
Kern method is a simplified approach suitable for shell side flow without
baffles
Taborek method
Bell Delaware method is the most complex but accurate way of rating a
heat exchanger with baffles
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SHELL SIDE
HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT
WITH BAFFLES
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Shell Side Heat Transfer
Baffled Flow
q When the tube bundle employs baffles, the heat transfer
coefficient is higher than the coefficient for undisturbed flow
around tubes without baffles.
q For a baffled heat exchanger
the higher heat transfer coefficients result from the increased
turbulence.
the velocity of fluid fluctuates because of the constricted area
between adjacent tubes across the bundle.
q Only part of the fluid takes the desired path through the tube
bundle (Stream B), whereas a potentially substantial portion flows
through the leakage areas (Streams A, C, E & F)
However, these clearances are inherent to the manufacturing and
assembly process of shell-and-tube exchangers, and the flow
distribution within the exchanger must be taken into account.
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Main & Leakage Flow Streams
Baffled Heat Exchanger
q There are five different shell side flow streams in a baffled heat
exchanger
Stream Ais the leakage stream in the
orifice formed by the clearance
between the baffle tube hole and the
tube wall.
Stream Bis the main effective cross-
flow stream, which can be related to
flow across ideal tube banks.
Stream Cis the tube bundle bypass stream in the gap between the tube
bundle and shell wall.
Stream E is the leakage stream between the baffle edge and shell wall.
Stream Fis the bypass stream in flow channel partitions due to omissions
of tubes in tube pass partitions.
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Main & Leakage Flow Streams
Baffled Heat Exchanger
Stream C
Stream A
Stream E
Stream F
Pass 1 Pass 2
Stream F happens in a
multiple pass (1-2, 1-4)
heat exchanger
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Bell Delaware Method
Heat Transfer Coefficient & Correction Factors
q In the Delaware method, the fluid flow in the shell is divided into a
number of individual streams A through F as defined before.
q Each of the above streams introduces a correction factor to the
heat transfer correlation for ideal cross-flow across a bank of tubes.
r s b l c ideal o
J J J J J h h
14 . 0
,
3
2

,
_

,
_

,
_

w s
s
s ps
s
s
s
ps i ideal
c
k
A
m
c j h

&
j
i
Colburn j-factor
A
s
Cross flow area at the centerline
of shell for one cross flow
between two baffles
s Stands for shell
w Wall temperature
h
ideal
heat transfer coefficient for pure
cross-flow in an ideal tube bank
J
c
for baffle cut and spacing
J
l
for leakage effects
J
b
bundle bypass flow C & F streams
J
s
for variable baffle spacing in the
inlet and outlet sections
J
r
for adverse temperature gradient
build-up
The combined effects of all these correction factors for a reasonable
well-designed shell-and-tube heat exchanger is of the order of 0.60
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Bell Delaware Method
J
c
Correction Factor
q J
c
is the correction factor for baffle cut and spacing. This factor
takes into account the heat transfer in the window and calculates
the overall average heat transfer coefficient for the entire heat
exchanger.
q It depends on the shell diameter and the baffle cut distance from
the baffle tip to the shell inside diameter.
For a large baffle cut, this value may decrease to a value of 0.53
it is equal to 1.0 for a heat exchanger with no tubes in the window
It may increase to a value as high as 1.15 for small windows with a
high window velocity.
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Bell Delaware Method
J
l
Correction Factor
q J
l
is the correlation factor for baffle leakage effects including tube-
to-baffle and shell-to-baffle leakage (A- and E-streams).
q If the baffles are put too close together, then the fraction of the
flow in the leakage streams increases compared with the cross flow.
q J
I
is a function of the
ratio of total leakage area per baffle to the cross flow area between
adjacent baffles
ratio of the shell-to-baffle leakage area to the tube-to-baffle leakage
area.
q A typical value of J
l
is in the range of 0.7 and 0.8.
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Bell Delaware Method
J
b
Correction Factor
q J
b
is the correction factor for bundle bypassing effects due to the
clearance between the outermost tubes and the shell and pass
dividers (C- and F-streams).
For relatively small clearance between the outermost tubes and the shell
for fixed tube sheet construction, J
b
= 0.90.
For a pull-through floating head, larger clearance is required, J
b
= 0.7.
The sealing strips (see figure8.14) can increase the value of J
b
Stream F
Pa
ss
1
Pa
ss
2
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Bell Delaware Method
J
s
& J
r
Correction Factors
q J
s
is the correction factor for variable baffle spacing at the inlet and
outlet. Because of the nozzle spacing at the inlet and outlet and the
changes in local velocities, the average heat transfer coefficient on
the shell side will change.
q The J
s
value will usually be between 0.85 and 1.00.
q J
r
applies if the shell-side Reynolds number, Re
s
, is less than 100.
If Re
s
< 20, it is fully effective.
This factor is equal to 1.00 if Re
s
> 100.
The combined effect of
all these correction factors
for a well-designed shell-and-tube heat exchanger
is of the order of 0.60
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Bell Delaware Method
Heat Transfer Coefficient - Colburn j-factor
q Colburn-j factor is used in heat transfer in general and free and
forced convection calculations in particular.
It is equivalent to (St.Pr
2/3
) where St is Stanton number
where Stanton Number is defined as
q Colburn j-factor is a function of:
Shell side Reynolds number based on the
outside tube diameter and on the minimum cross
section flow area at the shell diameter
Tube layout
Pitch size
s s
s o
s
A
m d

&
Re
( )
p
p p
t
c
A
m
h
c V
h
Gc
h
S
min
max
&

G is the mass velocity

A
min
is the min free flow x-sec
area regardless where it occurs
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Bell Delaware Method
Numerical Forms of Colburn (j) & Friction (f) Factors
q Although the ideal values of j and f are available in graphical forms,
for computer analysis, a set of curve-fit correlations are obtained in
the following forms:
( )
2
Re
33 . 1
1
a
s
a
o T
i
d P
a j

,
_

( )
4
Re 14 . 0 1
3
a
s
a
a
+

( )
2
Re
33 . 1
1
b
s
b
o T
d P
b f

,
_

( )
4
Re 14 . 0 1
3
b
s
b
b
+

Colburn j-factor
Friction factor
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SHELL SIDE
HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT
WITHOUT BAFFLES
SHELL-and-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER
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Shell Side Heat Transfer Coefficient
Without Baffles Flow Along the Tube Axis
q The heat transfer coefficient outside the tube bundle is referred to
as the shell-side heat transfer coefficient.
q If there are no baffles, the flow will be along the heat exchanger
inside the shell. Then, the heat transfer coefficient can be based on
the equivalent diameter, D
e
(Same as a double-pipe heat exchanger)
14 . 0 3 / 1 55 . 0
36 . 0
1
]
1

1
]
1

1
]
1

w
b
p
s e e o
k
c
G D
k
D h

14 . 0
3 / 1 55 . 0
Pr Re 36 . 0
1
]
1

w
b e o
k
D h

6 3
10 Re 10 2 < <

s e
s
G D
q D
e
Equivalent shell diameter
q G
s
Shell side mass velocity
q b Bulk fluid temperature
q w Wall temperature
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Equivalent Shell Diameter - D
e
q The equivalent diameter of the shell is
taken as four times the net flow area as
layout on the tube sheet (for my pitch
layout) divided by the wetted perimeter:
perimeter wetted
area flow free 4

e
D
Rectangular Pitch
Triangular Pitch
o
o T
e
d
d P
D

) 4 / ( 4
2 2

2 /
) 8 / 3 ( 4
2 2
o
o T
e
d
d P
D

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Shell Side Mass Velocity - G
s
q There is no free-flow area on the shell side by which the shell-side
mass velocity, G
s
, can be calculated.
q For this reason, fictional values of G
s
can be defined based on the
bundle cross flow area at the hypothetical tube row possessing the
maximum flow area corresponding to the center of the shell.
q Variables that affect the velocity are:
Shell diameter (D
s
) Clearance between adjacent tubes (C);
Pitch size (PT) Baffle spacing (B)
q The width of the flow area at the tubes located at center of the shell
is (D
s
/P
T
) C and the length of the flow area is taken as the baffle
spacing, B.
Therefore, the bundle cross flow area A
s
,
at the center of the shell is
q Shell side mass velocity is
T
s
s
P
CB D
A
s
s
A
m
G
&

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Shell Side Pressure Drop
q The shell-side pressure drop depends on the number of tubes the
fluid passes through in the tube bundle between the baffles as well
as the length of each crossing.
If the length of a bundle is divided by four baffles, for example, all the
fluid travels across the bundle five times.
( )
14 . 0
2
2
1 1
w b e
s s
s
D
D
B
L
fG
p

'

,
_

)} ln(Re 19 . 0 576 . 0 exp{
s
f
q A correlation has been obtained using
the product of distance across the
bundle, taken as the inside diameter
of the shell, Ds and the number of
times the bundle is crossed.
L is the heat exchanger length, B is the
baffle spacing
q Shell side friction coefficient f
includes the entrance and exit losses
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TUBE SIDE
HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICENT
&
FRICTION FACTOR
SHELL-and-TUBE HEAT EXCHAGER
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Tube Side Heat Transfer Correlations
q Extensive experimental and theoretical efforts have been made to
obtain the solutions for turbulent forced convection heat transfer and flow
friction problems in ducts because of their frequent occurrence and
application in heat transfer engineering.
q There are a large number of correlations available in the literature for
the fully developed (hydro-dynamically and thermally) turbulent flow of
single-phase Newtonian fluids in smooth, straight, circular ducts with
constant and temperature-dependent physical properties.
q The objective of this section is to highlight some of the existing
correlations to be used in the design of heat exchange equipment and to
emphasize the conditions or limitations imposed on the applicability of
these correlations.
q Extensive efforts have been made to obtain empirical correlations that
represent a best-fit curve to experimental data or to adjust coefficients in
the theoretical equations to best fit the experimental data.
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Flow Maldistribution& Header Design
q One of the common assumptions in basic heat exchanger design
theory is that fluid be distributed uniformly at the inlet of the
exchanger on each fluid side and throughout the core.
However, in practice, flow maldistribution is more common and can
significantly reduce the desired heat exchanger performance.
q Flow maldistribution can be induced by heat exchanger
Geometry - mechanical design features such as the basic geometry,
manufacturing imperfections, and tolerances
Operating conditions - viscosity or density induced mal distribution,
multi phase flow, and fouling phenomena
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Tube-to-Tube Velocity Variation
q In most cases, geometric flow
entry & exit conditions to the
headers promote a tube-2-tube
velocity variation
Flow velocity distribution over the header
plate before tube entrance for a
rectangular x-sec heat exchanger
X-sectional area of the inlet
pipe to the header plate may
be smaller compared to the
header plate area
90 degree flow turn creates
non-uniform velocity
distribution inside the tubes
Header Plate
q Nusselt correlations presented
in this module assume an
equally distributed flow
between tubes
Same velocity in each tube!
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Tube Side Heat Transfer Coefficient
q Petukhov & Popovs theoretical calculations for the case of fully
developed turbulent flow with constant properties in a circular tube
with constant heat flux boundary conditions fielded a correlation,
which was based on the three-layer turbulent boundary layer model
with constants adjusted to match the experimental data.
Petukhov also gave a simplified form of this correlation as
( )
( ) ( ) 1 Pr 2 / 7 . 12 07 . 1
Pr Re 2 /
3 2
5 . 0
+

f
f
Nu
b b
b
( )
2
28 . 3 Re ln 58 . 1


b
f Where the friction factor f is defined as:
q This equation predicts results in the range of
10
4
< Re < 5x10
6
& 0.5 < Pr < 200 with 6% error
10
4
< Re < 5x10
6
& 0.5 < Pr < 2000 with 10% error
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Tube Side Pressure Drop
q The tube-side pressure dropcan be calculated by knowing the
Number of tube passes, N
p
Length of the heat exchanger, L
Mean fluid velocity inside the tube, u
m
2
2
1
4
m
i
p
t
u
d
LN
f p
2
4
2
tube
i
p
t
G
d
LN
f p
q The change of direction in the passes introduces
an additional pressure drop, ?P
r
due to sudden
expansions and contractions that the tube fluid
experiences during a return
This is accounted with four velocity heads per pass
q Total pressure drop than becomes
2
2
1
4
m r r
u N p
2
2
1
4 4
m p
i
p
total
u N
d
LN
f p
1
]
1

+
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Roadmap To Increase Heat Transfer
q Increase heat transfer coefficent
Tube Side
Increase number of tubes
Decrease tube outside diameter
Shell Side
Decrease the baffle spacing
Decrease baffle cut
q Increase surface area
Increase tube length
Increase shell diameter increased number of tubes
Employ multiple shells in series or parallel
q Increase LMTD correction factor and heat exchanger effectiveness
Use counterflowconfiguration
Use multiple shell configuration
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Roadmap To Reduce Pressure Drop
q Tube side
Decrease number of tube passes
Increase tube diameter
Decrease tube length and increase shell diameter and number of tubes
q Shell side
Increase the baffle cut
Increase the baffle spacing
Increase tube pitch
Use double or triple segmental baffles
TFD-HE13 - Shell & Tube Heat Exchager Design 63
References
q Fundamentals of Heat Exchanger Design
Ramesh K. Shah & Dusan Sekulic
J ohn Wiley & Sons, 2003
q Compact Heat Exchangers, 3
rd
Edition
W.M. Kays & A.L. London
q Heat Exchangers, Selection Rating & Design
Sadik Kakac & Hongtan Liu
CRC Press, 2
nd
Edition, 2002
q Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger Design Software for Educational
Applications. Int. J . Engng. Ed. Vol. 14, No. 3, p 217-224, 1998
K.C. Leong, K.C. Toh, Y.C. Leong
q Wolverine Tube Heat Transfer Data Book
www.wolverine.com
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APPENDIX
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Dimensional Data For Commercial Tubing
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Dimensional Data For Commercial Tubing