Input data

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Input

Orientation
Condenser Horizontal

Tout
40

Vapor Tin
Steam 100

Vapor
Name Steam
Temperature oThcond 100 c
Flowrate 0.5 kg/s
Latent heat 2256.4 kJ/kg
Specific heat capacity of co 4.18 kJ/kg

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Input

Tin Cooling fluid

10 Water

Tout
100 Condensation at saturation temperature

Cooling fluid
Name Water
Temperature inTc_in 10 c
Temperature ou Tc_out 40 c
Specific heat cCp` 4.18 kJ/kg/c
Flowrate 9 kg/s

rties as a function of the temperature

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Results

Heat exchange area 13.13385786 m2

Number of tubes 90
Tube length 2.4384 m
Number of passes 2
Overall heat exchange coefficient 1529.369441

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 Surface requirements
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Heat flux hot side 1128.2

Heat flux cold side 1128.6
Difference in between values -0.04%
If the values are NOT equal, please review the fluid input data

Estimated overall heat transfer coefficient H

Tvapor in
Tcooling in
Tcondensate out
Tcooling out
DT1
DT2
Dtml
Required HX area S

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kW
kW
Ok

1.3 kW/m2.K
100
10
100
40
90
60
74.0
11.7 m2

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Please select a condenser geometry allowing a larger surface than the calculated one
Please use standard shell tube HX geometry

Pass tubes 2
Rear end type S
Shell inside diameter 387 mm
Tube outside diameter 0.75 inch
0.01905 m
Tube inside diameter 0.01485 m
Tube pitch Square
Pitch length 1 inch
0.0254 m
Tube count 90
Tube length 8 ft
2.4384 m
Material of tubes Mild steel
Conductivity of tubes 66

Heat exchange area 13.13385786 m2

Required 11.73353644 m2

HX area calculated > HX area required ? Ok

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Initialization
Thcond 100 c
Tf 25 c
do 0.01905 m
di 0.01485 m
Twall 67.1460177 c
Tfilm 83.57300885 c

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Cooling fluid
Tin 10
Tout 40
Tf 25
Twall 62.5 c Use Twall from Tfilm initialization for 1st cal
Flowrate 9 kg/s
Density 998.813802 kg/m3 use correlation as a function of T if possible
Viscosity 0.000892112 Pa.s use correlation as a function of T if possible
Viscosity at tube T 0.000450904 Pa.s use correlation as a function of T if possible
Specific heat capacity 4.18 kJ/kg/c use correlation as a function of T if possible
Thermal conductivity 0.606299909 W/mK use correlation as a function of T if possible

Heat exchanger characteristics m

di 0.01485
Tube length 2.4384 m
Tube cross section 0.000173198 m2
Number of tubes 90
Pass tube 2
Total passing area 0.015587817 m2
Fluid velocity 1.156119355 m/s

Reynolds 19221.81301
Prandlt 6.150466979

Laminar flow
Nusselt 18.34176978
htube 748.8628519 (W.m-2.K-1)

Turbulent flow
Nusselt 145.4975183
htube 5940.412937 (W.m-2.K-1)

htube 5940.412937

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Tfilm initialization for 1st calculation, then use value from Tfilm iteration afterwards

as a function of T if possible
as a function of T if possible
as a function of T if possible
as a function of T if possible
as a function of T if possible

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Condenser orientation Horizontal

hshell 4619.209527
Tfilm 81.3 Use Tfilm from Tfilm initialization for 1st calculation, then

Horizontal tubes

Vapor
Thcond 100
Tfilm 81.3 c
Flowrate 0.5 kg/s
Density of condensate 960.9188123 kg/m3
Viscosity of condensate 0.000283192 Pa.s
Viscosity of condensate at tube T 0.000350011 Pa.s
Specific heat capacity 4.18 kJ/kg/c
Thermal conductivity of condensate 0.62 W/mK

Heat exchanger characteristics

do 0.01905
Tube length 2.4384 m
Number of tubes 90

mass flowrate of condensate per unit o0.066573966

Reynolds 940.3369777

hshell 4619.209527

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Tfilm initialization for 1st calculation, then use value from Tfilm iteration afterwards

Vertical Tubes

Vapor
Thcond 100
Tfilm 81.3 c
Flowrate 0.5 kg/s
Density of condensate 960.9188123 kg/m3
Viscosity of condensate 0.001 Pa.s
Viscosity of condensate at tube T 0.0009 Pa.s
Specific heat capacity 4.18 kJ/kg/c
Thermal conductivity of condensate 0.62 W/mK

Heat exchanger characteristics

do 0.01905
Tube length 2.4384 m
Number of tubes 90

mass flowrate of condensate per unit of length of tube 0.09282878

Reynolds 371.3151195

hshell (Laminar flow) 2643.27458

hshell (Laminar flow) 1047.409402

hshell 2643.27458

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Initialization
Thcond 100 c
Tf 25 c
do 0.01905 m
di 0.01485 m
htube 5910 Copy here the value of htube calculated
hshell 4622 Copy here the value of hshell calculated
Twall 62.56091714 c
Tfilm 81.28045857 c

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htube 5940.412937
Rtube 9.00E-05
hshell 2643.27458
Rsheel 7.00E-05
Tube internal diameter 0.015875
Tube outside diameter 0.01905
Thermal conductivity 66

Overall heat transfer coefficient Hcalculated 1529.369441

Hrequired 1300
Hcalculated > Ok
Hcalculated >>No, the design is Ok

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