Design of heat exchanger

Design heat exchanger

Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger

 Assumptions:
1- Tube inner diameter = 0.016 m.
2- thickness of wall = 0.002 m
3- Tube length = 3.66 m
4- Tube out diameter=0.02 m

5- Made from Mild Steel

251.25 ℃

171.25℃ 171.25 ℃

120 ℃

=2212 kW from energy balance

m0 steam=1.377 kg/s from energy balance

LMTD for Counter-Current Flow:-

For one shell pass and two tube passes: -

56

Using chart to find the temperature correction factor Ft

LM

Provisional Area

Assume Over all heat transfer coefficient (U) = 150 w/m2.C

 Number of tubes
Bundle diameter ( )

( )

For triangular pitch and two tubes passes (𝑲𝟏 and (𝒏𝟏 ) can be found using

( )

0.328 m

Use the chart to find the Clearance

Clearance ( ) = 0.015 m

Shell diameter (Ds) = +

=0. 328+ 0.015

=0.344 m

Tube-side for water calculation:-

= jh Re Pr 0.33
𝑲
℃

℃
Re = = =

Re = 34443.04

Pr = =

Pr =0.98

(L/di) = 228.75

jh = 0.003
𝟏
= 0.003 * 34443.04 * 0.98 0.33
𝟏

hi = 643.0754 w/m2. ℃

Shell-side Calculation
 ( )

Baffle cuts , percent =25

( )

Over all coefficient :-

hod = hid = 5000 w/m2.℃

 ( )

( )

=168.336 w/m2 ℃

pressure drop for tube:

ΔPt=NP[8*Jf(L/di)+2.5]*ρu2/2

Jf =0.0035

=2(8*0.0035 (3.66/0.016)+2.5)*(124.566*(2.5)2)/2)

=6.932.32 N/m2 =6.932 kpa

Pressure drop for shell:-

ΔP=8*Jf(Ds/de)*(L/lB)*(ρu2/2)

Jf=0.045

ΔP=8*0.045(0.344/0.0142)*(3.66/0.0845)*(76.88(1.2)2/2)

=22.83kpa