EVAPRATOR DATA

Requirements

Heat exchanger Duty 1.6 KW ∆T1 22 C

Air temperature inlet 26 C ∆T2 8 C
Air temperature outlet 12 C
Refrigerant inlet (Liq) 4 C
Refrigerant Outlet (gas) 4 C

Ammonia
latent heat of Vaporization at 6 celcius (Hg-HL) 200.15 Kj/kg

Volumetric flowrate of air 370.21611 CFM Heat Balance

Avearge density of air 1.235 kg/m3
Mass flowrate 457.2169 kg/hr Q = m' * ( Hg - HL )

Ammonia mass Flow (m) 0.007994 kg/sec

28.77842 kg/hr

Heat Transfer Area Tube material Aluminum

Fin material Aluminum
Q=U*A*∆Tlm No of fans 1

Overall Heat transfer coefficient U 100 W/m2*K

∆Tlm=(∆T1-∆T2)/ln(∆T1/∆T2)

∆Tlm 13.83945 C
Correction factor for LMTD 0.9
Actual LMTD 12.455505
Area 1.2845726 m2
20 % margin 1.5414871
16.583935 ft2

Data
tube length 220 mm
Outer dia 9.53 mm
Nominal tube size 8.006 mm
Tube thickness 0.762 mm
Face velocity 625 ft/min

Fins
thickness of one fin 0.2 mm
height of one fin 4.765 mm
fin spacing 2.5 mm
no. of fins per meter 394
Total dia of pipe with fin 19.06 mm
0.01906 m

Plain area of pipe / unit length 0.0299394 m2/m

area of bare pipe/ unit length 0.0275802 m2/m
Area of fin 0.1686259 m2/m
Total area /unit length 0.1962061 m2/m
Total length of pipe required 7.8564697 m
25.769221 ft
7856.4697 mm
Total no of pipes 35.711226
No of passes 4
No of circuits 9
No of rows 9