Shortcut Air Cooled Heat Exchanger Design

CheGuide.com (Source) Tag No. E-002

Chemical Engineers Guide Description VDU Air Cooler Condenser
Date 26-May-17
User Input Cell By PT Dian Cipta Daya Rencana

Process Side Tube Side

Heat Duty 6.2 MMBTU/h Tube OD 3.000
Overall HTC, U 40.0 BTU/h.ft .F
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Fin height 0.625
Process Side Tube Layout 30
Inlet Temperature 348.4 Deg F Tube Pitch 7.500
Outlet Temperature 176.0 Deg F Tube Length 30.0
Air Side Tube Pass Multiple
Inlet Temperature 86.0 Deg F Number of Tube Rows 6
Design Face Velocity 600 ft/min
Site Elevation 17 ft
Outlet Temperature 339.16 Deg F

Result Drive Power

LMTD 35.5 Deg F Fan Efficiency 75
Correction Factor 0.700 Motor Efficiency 95
Corrected MTD 24.84 Deg F
Finned Area 6231 ft2 Air Flowrate 23,252
Face Area 38.8 ft2 Air Side Pressure Drop 0.778
Unit Width 1.29 ft Brake Power 3.8
Total Tubes 37 Motor Shaft Power 4.0
Tubes per Row 6
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 Shortcut Air Cooled Heat Exchanger Design
CheGuide.com Tag No. E-101
Chemical Engineers Guide Description Product Cooler
Date 30-Dec-15
User Input Cell By CheGuide

Process Side Tube Side

Heat Duty 3.8 MMKcal/h Tube OD 1.000 inch
Overall HTC, U 19.5 Kcal/h.m .C
2
Fin height 0.625 inch
Process Side Tube Layout 30 Degree
Inlet Temperature 121.1 Deg C Tube Pitch 2.500 inch
Outlet Temperature 65.6 Deg C Tube Length 9.1 m
Air Side Tube Pass Multiple
Inlet Temperature 37.8 Deg C Number of Tube Rows 6
Design Face Velocity 3.0 m/s
Site Elevation 152 m
Outlet Temperature 74.42 Deg C

Result Drive Power

LMTD 36.4 Deg C Fan Efficiency 75 %
Correction Factor 0.947 Motor Efficiency 95 %
Corrected MTD 34.49 Deg C
Finned Area 5612 m2 Air Flowrate 382,947 m3/h
Face Area 34.9 m2 Air Side Pressure Drop 19.07 mm H2O
Unit Width 3.82 m Brake Power 26.1 kW
Total Tubes 361 Motor Shaft Power 27.5 kW
Tubes per Row 60