Muhammad Nauman Abbas: Equipment: Heat Exchanger
Muhammad Nauman Abbas: Equipment: Heat Exchanger
Muhammad Nauman Abbas: Equipment: Heat Exchanger
2015-CH-712
Equipment:
Heat Exchanger
Heat Exchanger 2
Shell & tube heat exchangers:
Advantages
Widely known and understood since it is the most common type less thermally
efficient than other types of heat transfer equipment.
Most versatile in terms of types of service.
Widest range of allowable design pressures and temperatures.
Subject to flow induced vibration which can lead to equipment failure.
Disadvantages
Not well suited for temperature cross conditions (multiple units in series must be
used)
Contains stagnant zones (dead zones) on the shell side which can lead to
corrosion problems.
Design Procedure of Heat Exchanger 3
(shell and tube)
The main steps of design the heat exchanger are summarized as follows:
i. Obtain the required thermo physical properties of hot and cold fluids at
average temperature of streams.
ii. Perform energy balance and find out the heat duty (Q) of the exchanger.
iii. Calculate the LMTD.
iv. Assume overall heat transfer coefficient (Uo).
v. Calculate Provisional area and number of tubes.
vi. Specify the shell and tube configuration.
vii. Calculate hi and ho.
viii. Calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient (U). If it is not equal to
assumed value, then again assume Uo until it becomes equal to assumed
value.
ix. Calculate the pressure drop.
Design Calculations
4
LMTD
(ΔT1 − ΔT2)
LMTD =
ln (ΔT1/ΔT2)
(ΔT) 1= 238 ºC
(ΔT)2= 145ºC
LMTD= 187ºC
S=0.2347 R=2.2739 Ft=0.95
Corrected LMTD= 163ºC
6
Choose baffle Spacing Lb = (OD)/5 = 0.079984m Tube Area At = Nt*at/n=0.01462m2
ΔPs=[8*jf*(Ds/De)*(N+1)*(ρus2/2)] ΔPt=Np[8*jf*(L/Di)+2.5]*(ρ*μt2/2)
At Re = 2152.50 At Re = 156
jf = 0.075 jf = 0.38
L = 2.44m L = 2.44m
Do = 0.0109m Di=0.0127m
ΔPs = 1.02psi ΔPt = 0.17psi
Specification Sheet 8
Number of Baffles 29