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TEMA Type E Heat Exchanger Design Calculations
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This Excel spreadsheet helps you design a TEMA Type E heat exchanger. The Engineering
spreadsheet uses the Bell-Delaware method to calculate the overall heat Spreadsheets
transfer coefficient and the shell-side pressure drop.
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TEMA Type E heat exchangers are the basis of many other designs. They offer Misc. Spreadsheets
a single pass, with liquid entry and exist on opposing sides of the shell
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The spreadsheet allows you to pick from a triangle, square or rotated square
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tube placement, and specify the precise geometry of the shell, and then
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Temperature
Dynamics of
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In the Bell-Delaware method, the shell-side heat transfer coefficient is the Flow Meter
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ideal heat transfer coefficient for cross-flow across a tube bank, multiplied by
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several correction factors as follows

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The correction factors adjust the ideal heat transfer coefficient for leakage
effects, bundle bypass, baffle spacing, and baffle cut. The correction factors
are all calculated inside the spreadsheet for your convenience. The product
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of all the correction factors are equal to about 0.6 for an efficiently designed
heat exchanger.

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The spreadsheet is easy to use. Simply enter the process parameters (i.e. Steelers 19 chicago
flowrates, temperatures, etc) and the geometrical parameters (number of bears 20 los
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tube passes, shell dimensions etc) in the pink cells.  You will need to equalize
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heat transfer across the shell-side and tube-side streams by varying a process
parameter (this is indicated inside the spreadsheet).

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Temperature Dynamics of Heated Tanks

Connected in Series
This Excel spreadsheet models the temperature dynamics of a feed stream
heated in three tanks connected in series. Each tank has a heating coil at a
fixed temperature, and it is assumed that each tank is perfectly mixed

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The temperature dynamics are modeled by these three differential equations.

M is the mass of liquid in each tank (kg)

T0 is the temperature of the feed stream (K)
T1(t), T2(t) and T3(t) are the temperatures in each tank
Ts is the temperature of the heating coil
W is the flowrate of the feed stream (kg s-1)
Cp is the specific heat capacity of the feed stream (J kg-1 K-1)
U is the overall heat transfer coefficient (W m-2 K-1)
A is the heat transfer area (m2)
The three differential equations were solved analytically to give symbolic
equations for the three temperatures T1(t), T2(t) and T3(t) . These  equations
were then translated into Visual Basic and implemented in Excel.

The spreadsheet also gives the steady-state temperature Tn of the nth tank
connected in series, as predicted by this equation.

Download Excel Spreadsheet to Calculate Temperature Dynamics of Heated

Tanks Connected in Series

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Double Pipe Heat Exchanger

This Excel spreadsheet helps you design a double pipe heat exchanger (also
known as a concentric tube heat exchanger). Double pipe heat exchangers are
often used in the chemical, food processing and oil & gas industries. They
have a particular advantage when close temperature approaches are needed
or in high pressure applications.

The spreadsheet will give you important design parameters, such as the
overall heat transfer area, the length required, pressure drops, fluid
velocities and much more.  The spreadsheet uses the

Gnielinski correlation for the heat transfer coefficient of the shell

side and tube side fluids (hh and hc). The Gnielinski correlation is
valid for 0.5 ≤ Pr ≤ 2000 and 2300 ≤ Re ≤ 56.It gives the heat
transfer coefficient in terms of the friction factor, the Reynolds
number and the Prandtl number.
Filonenko correlation for the friction factor (valid for smooth pipes
in turbulent flow with 104 ≤ Re ≤ 107).
The equations for the heat transfer coefficients, the friction factor, the
length of the heat exchanger and the overall heat transfer coefficient are
given below

 Double Pipe Heat Exchanger Equations

Nu is the Nusselt Number

Re is the Reynolds Number
f is the friction factor
Q is the rate of heat transfer (determined from a heat balance)
dic is the internal diameter of the inner pipe
doc is the external diameter of the inner pipe
kp is the thermal conductivity of the pipe material
hc is the heat transfer coefficient of the cold fluid (in the inner
pipe)
hh is the heat transfer coefficient of the hot fluid (in the outer
pipe)
ΔTLMTD is the log mean temperature difference

The Excel spreadsheet uses variable names in the formulas to help you better
understand the equations. Generally, the suffixes h and c represents
quantities defined for the hot and cold streams respectively (e.g. hh is the
heat transfer coefficient for the hot stream, hc is the heat transfer
coefficient for the cold stream)

Named variables

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1. Enter your parameters. The spreadsheet will calculate initial values
of the heat transfer coefficients, the rate of heat transfer across both fluids,
and the length of the heat exchanger. Provide an initial guess for the
parameter (i.e. mass flowrate) you will change in Step 2.

 Specify your parameters

Step 2. Equalize heat transfer across both streams. The rate of heat
transfer across the shell side and tube side fluids must be the same. You must
use Goal Seek to make the difference between the two rates of heat transfer
equal to zero by changing a design parameter (e.g. mass flowrates)

Goal Seek

You have now established important design parameters, such as the fluid
velocities, the tube-side and shell-side pressure drops, Prandtl numbers, the
length of the heat exchanger and so on. 

Intermediate Calculations and Results

This spreadsheet is completely free. If you have any comments, then please
let me know. Download it from the link below, and please bookmark or share
this website wherever you feel it appropriate.

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Find Orifice Diameter for Specific Operating
Parameters
These Excel spreadsheets will help you find the orifice size for an orifice flow
meter, given various design parameters like the desired pressure drop, fluid
properties etc. All the spreadsheets use industry-standard designs, such as
ISO 5167 and ASME MFC-14M-2001

First, decide what type of orifice you're designing and download the
appropriate Excel Spreadsheet (read the articles for the equations and valid
operating conditions)

Small Bore Liquid Orifice (ASME MFC-14M-2001)

Pipe diameter less than than 5 cm
Spreadsheet
Article describing equations and restrictions
Large Bore Liquid Orifice (ISO 5167)
Pipe diameter greater than 5 cm
Orifice size greater than 1.25 cm, pipe size greater
than 5cm and less than 1m, diameter ratios greater
than 0.75
Spreadsheet
Article describing equations and restrictions
Small Bore Gas Orifice
Pipe diameters of less than 5 cm
Orifice diameter greater than 6 mm
Spreadsheet
Article describing equations and restrictions.
Large Bore Gas Orifice
Pipe diameter between 5 cm and 100 cm
Pressure ratios greater than 0.75
Spreadsheet
Article describing equations and restrictions

I'll illustrate the calculation process with an example problem (but the
principles are the same for the other spreadsheets). All the spreadsheets
require Excel's Goal Seek functionality because the calculations are iterative.

We will now find the orifice diameter for a small-bore liquid flow meter under
the following conditions

Pipe diameter: 0.042m

Density: 1000 kg m -3
Viscosity: 0.001 Pa s
Desired pressure drop: 30 Pa
Flange taps
Step 1: Define the parameters as specified above, and also include an initial
guess value for the orifice diameter.

Step 2: Go to Data > What If Analysis > Goal Seek. Set the
difference in the guess and calculated values of the Reynolds number to zero
by varying the orifice diameter.

As soon as you click OK, Excel will give the correct orifice size, as well as
other parameters, like the flowrate, orifice coefficients, Reynolds Numbers
etc.

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Small-Bore Gas Orifice Meter Flow Calculator

This Excel spreadsheet calculates the flowrate from a small-bore gas orifice
meter using the ASME MFC-14M-2001 standard. This calculator is valid for pipe
diameters of less than 40 mm (other restrictions are given below).

The equations are as follows

 C is the discharge coefficient. D1 has to be supplied in m

D1 and D2 are the diameter of the pipe and orifice respectively (m)
A1 and A2 are the cross sectional areas of the pipe and orifice (m2)
ΔP is the pressure drop across the orifice (Pa)
P1 and Pstd are the upstream pressure and standard pressure
T and Tstd are the gas temperature and standard temperature is
the 
ρ is the gas (kg m-3)
μ is the gas viscosity (Pa s)
V1 is the liquid velocity in the pipe (m s-1)
Re1 is the Reynolds Number in the pipe
β is the diameter ratio
MW is the molecular weight of the gas (kg mol-1)
R is the universal gas constant (8314 J kmol-1 K-1)
γ is the specific heat ratio
e is the gas expansivity
Q is the volumetric flowrate (m3s-1)
Qstd is the volumetric flowrate at standard conditions (m3s-1)

The spreadsheet uses the ideal gas law to calculate the gas density (you just
have to supply the molecular weight, pressure and temperature of the gas).

Note these restrictions to the validity of the equations

Corner Taps: 0.1 < β < 0.8 and 12 mm < D1 < 40 mm

Flange Taps: 0.15 < β < 0.7 and 25 mm < D1 < 40 mm
D2 > 6 mm
Re >1000
Additionally, the discharge coefficients are only valid for the tap
configurations illustrated below (as specified by the ASME MFC-14M-2001
standard).

You can choose either Corner or Flange taps with a drop-down menu in the
spreadsheet, and Excel automatically uses the correct correlation for the
discharge coefficient.

These equations (like nearly all orifice flow meter calculations) require an
iterative solution. This is easily done with Excel's Goal Seek.  All you have to
do is click a button.

Goal Seek uses an initial guess value for the Reynolds Number to calculate the
discharge coefficients, and uses this to calculate the flowrate. The calculated
flowrate is then used to calculate the Reynolds Number.  Goal Seek then
automatically adjusts the guess and calculated values of the Reynolds number
until they are the same.

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Small-Bore Liquid Orifice Flow Meter

Calculator for Excel
This Excel spreadsheet calculates the liquid flowrate from a small-bore orifice
meter using the equations defined in ASME MFC-14M-2001. The calculation is
iterative, but the spreadsheet is conveniently set up to use Excel's Goal Seek
functionality by simply clicking a button.

The equations implemented in the spreadsheet are sourced from ASME MFC-

14M-2001 and are given below.

The notation is given below.

C is the discharge coefficient. D1 must be supplied in m.  The

equation differs for flange taps and corner taps, but a menu in the
spreadsheet allows you to pick between the two.
D1 and D2 are the diameter of the pipe and orifice respectively (m)

A1 and A2 are the cross sectional areas of the pipe and orifice (m2)
ΔP is the pressure drop across the orifice (Pa)
ρ is the density of the liquid (kg m-3)
V1 is the liquid velocity in the pipe(m s-1)
Re1 is the Reynolds Number in the pipe
β is the diameter ratio
 μ is the liquid viscosity (Pa s)
Q is the volumetric flowrate (m3s-1)
The correlations for the Flange Taps and Corner Taps discharge coefficient are
only valid for the following configurations.

The equations are only valid under the following conditions

Corner Taps: 0.1

< β < 0.8
Flange Taps: 0.15 < β < 0.7
25 mm < D1 < 50 mm
6 mm < D2 
Re > 1000
A β of between 0.3 and 0.7 is practical; below this, the pressure drop is too
large for economical operation, and above this, the pressure drop is not large
enough for an accurate reading.

The Excel spreadsheet will also calculate the static pressure loss and the head
loss from a distance D1 upstream and 6 D1 downstream of the orifice.

The spreadsheet is free, and none of the cells are hidden, locked or password
protected. Please visit this website regularly for more exclusive,
professionally prepared Excel spreadsheets for engineering.

Download Excel Spreadsheet to Calculate Liquid Flow from a Small Bore

Orifice Meter

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