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Chemsof: Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) Correction Factor (F) Charts
Chemsof: Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) Correction Factor (F) Charts
Chemsof: Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) Correction Factor (F) Charts
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LMTD =
TI TII
ln (TI / TII ) ----------- (2)
Here TI and TII are temperature differences between two fluids at each
end of a counterflow exchanger.
P1 =
T1,o T1,i
T2,i T1,i
------------ (4)
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R1 =
T2 ,i T2 ,o
T1,o T1,i --------------- (5)
F = 1 ( P1 , R1 )
Example: Fluid 1 in 1-2 Tema E Exchanger is to be cooled from 150oF to
100oF by a Fluid 2 on Shell side which gets heated from 40oF to 80oF. Heat
transfer Coefficient U is 80 BTU / hr ft2 oF, and Heat Duty for the
exchanger is 5x106 BTU/ h
Solution
LMTD is calculated based on equation (2) and (3)
TI = 150 80 = 70, TII = 100 40 = 60
LMTD = ( 70 60 ) / ln( 70/60 ) = 64.87oF
P1 = ( 100 150) / ( 40 150 ) = 0.4545
R1 = ( 40 80 ) / ( 100 150 ) = 0.8
Based on the F-Charts , F value comes out to be 0.9149
Area = Q / ( U x F x LMTD )
= 5x106 / ( 80 x 0.9149 x 64.87 )
= 1053 ft2
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