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SHELL & TUBE CONDENSER DESIGN

NOTE:

DO NOT CHANGE THE FIGURES WHICH ARE COLOURED

STEP - 1
TO CALCULATE HEAT LOAD
1) SHELL SIDE FLUID (vapourizing fluid)
2) TUBE SIDE FLUID (utility)
INPUT DATA :
1) Cp OF SHELL SIDE FLUID HOT FLUID( Kcal/Kg OC)
2) Cp OF TUBE SIDE FLUID COLD FLUID( Kcal/Kg OC)
5) TEMP. OF HOT FLUID INLET ( OC )
6) TEMP. OF HOT FLUID OUTLET ( OC )
7) TEMP. OF COLD FLUID INLET ( OC )
8) TEMP. OF COLD FLUID OUTLET ( OC )
9)SP.GR. OF SHELL SIDE FLUID
10) LATENT HEAT OF VAPORISATION (Kcal/KG C)
11) FLOWRATE OF SHELL SIDE FLUID (Kg/Hr)
12) FLOWRATE OF TUBE SIDE UTILITY FLUID (Kg/Hr)
13) FLOWRATE OF TUBE SIDE UTILITY FLUID (m3/Hr)
STEP - 2
TO CALCULATE LMTD FOR COUNTER CURRENT FLOW :
HOT FLUID IN
41
COLD FLUID OUT
35
DIFFERENCE
6

HOT FLUID OUT


COLD FLUID IN
DIFFERENCE

STEP - 3
OVERALL HEAT TRANFER COEFFICIENT CONSIDERATION.
BTU/HrM2OK
CONSIDERED=
50
244
Kcal/M2.hr.C
STEP - 4
HEAT TRANSFER AREA CALCULATION
INPUT DATA
1) HEAT LOAD
2) LMTD
3) OVERALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT

Heat Transfer Area ( M2 )


STEP - 5
AREA OF THE CONDENSER REQUIRED
(CONSIDERING 20 % DIVERSITY)

NSER DESIGN

water
water

1
0.35
41
35
30
35
1.32
87
792
42089
42

105.8 F
95 F
86 F
95 F
COLD FLUID
Total Boile up
Kg/Hr
m3/Hr

35
30
5

73656 Kcal/Hr
5.4848149
2 O
244 Kcal/Hr-M - C

55.037199

M2

66.04

M2

Acetonitrile

81.75

-47

Benzene

80.1

Carbon Bisulfide

46.3

Chloroform
Cyclohexane
DMF

152.8

EDC

600 torr

-59.4

500 torr

1.7

56.5

400 torr

139.6

Acetone

200 torr

Acetic Anhydride

100 torr

-17.2

63

80

99

105

110

82.2

100

119.8

126

133

7.7

22.7

39.5

46

51

15.9

27

43.7

62.5

68

74

7.6

15.4

26.1

42.2

60.6

67

73

-43.94

-21.16

-13.6

-5.1

10.4

28

34.57

39.5

-39.1

-29.7

-7.1

0.5

10.4

25.9

42.7

48

54

-25.4

-15.9

6.7

14.7

25.5

42

60.8

68

73

19.3

32.47

62.85

72.91

86.48

106.7

129.3

137.2

143.83

60 torr

118.1

40 torr

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44

Solvent

10 torr

Acetic Acid

Sr.N
o.

5 torr

1 torr

Common Solvent Data Sheet


B.P. in
o
C at
Atm Pr.

6.3

17.5

43

51.7

24.8

36

62.1

70.8

-40.5

-31.1

-9.4

-2

-26.6

-16.3

7.7

-36.7

-19.6

-11.5

-73.87

-53.8

61.3

-58

80.7

-45.3

84

-44.5

-24

-13.6

10

18.1

29.4

45.7

64

70

76

Ethanol

78.4

-31.3

-12

-2.3

19

26

34.9

48.4

63.5

68

72

EPH

117.9

-16.5

5.6

16.6

42

50.6

62

79.3

98

Ethyl Acetate

77

-43.4

-23.5

-13.5

9.1

16.6

27

42

59.3

64

70

FFA

146

14.5

27.59

57.48

67.38

80.74

100.62

124.88

130.62

137.17

Formaldehyde

-19.5

-88

-70.6

-65

-57.3

-46

-33

-32

-27

IPA

82.5

-26.1

-7

2.4

23.8

30.5

39.5

53

67.8

70

77

MDC

39.75

-70

-52.1

-43.3

-22.3

-15.7

-6.3

24.1

30

34

Methanol

64.7

-44

-25.3

-16.2

12.1

21.2

34.8

49.9

55

59

33

-82.17

-62.99

-53.49

-31.65

-24.42

-14.66

-0.14

16.11

21.76

26.55

MIPA
Mono Chloro Benzene

132

-13

10.6

22.2

49.7

58.3

70.7

89.4

110

117

123

MTBE

55.2

-68.32

-47.75

-37.56

-14.14

-6.38

4.07

19.65

37

43.15

48.28

n-Butanol

117.5

-1.2

n-Hexane

68.7

Petroleum Ether

60-80

20

30.2

41.5

60.3

70.1

84.3

100.8

106

111

-34.5

-25

-2.3

5.4

15.8

31.6

49.6

56

61
172

Phenol

182

40.1

62.5

73.8

100.1

108.4

121.4

139

160

168

Pyridine

115.4

-18.9

2.5

13.2

38

46.8

57.8

75

95.6

108

108

66

-61.58

-40.34

-29.81

-5.62

2.39

13.19

29.28

47.29

53.55

58.85

110.6

-26.7

-4.4

6.4

31.8

40.3

51.9

69.5

89.5

97

102

1.2

11.2

34

41.5

51.6

66.5

79.41

86.3

92.13

THF
Toluene
Water

100

o-Xylene

139.3

-15.86

9.97

22.78

52.2

61.94

75.08

94.65

116.55

124.16

130.61

m- Xylene

144

-12.93

13.2

26.15

55.9

65.76

79

98.84

120.99

128.69

135.21

p- Xyleme

137-138

Aniline

184

35

58

69.4

97

106

119

140

162

Carbon t Chloride

76.7

-50

-30

-20

4.3

12.3

23

38.3

57.8

Di Ethyl Ether

34.6

-74

-57

-48

-28

-22

-12

2.2

17.9

Dimethyl Sulfoxide

189

33

60

73

103

114

125

146

178

Dioxane

101

-36

-13

-1.2

25

33.8

45.1

62.3

81.8

Ethelene Glycol

197

53

78

92

120

130

142

159

179

Formamide

211

71

96

110

138

147

158

176

194

Methyl Acetate

57.8

-57

-39

-29

-8

-0.5

9.4

24

40

NitroBenzene

211

44

72

84.9

115

129

140

161

186

Propanol -1

82

97.8

-15

14.7

36

43.5

52.8

66.8

Heptane

98

-34

-13

-2

22

31

42

59

78

Glycerine

290

126

154

167

198

208

220

240

263

700 torr

Latent
Heat (Cal
Sp.Gr.
/gm)

115

1.053

96.75

138

1.082

55

0.78

79
78
43.9

Sp. Heat
Cp
(Kcal/Kgo
C)

Flash Point Viscosity


Vap.
Melting
(Close Cup) in CP (25 Density point
o
(oC)
C)
(Kg/m3)
(oC)

0.522

39

1.15

2.07

96.44

0.236

48.8

0.91

124.3

0.538

-18

0.33

0.783

173.68

0.541

0.38

0.8787

103

0.419

-11

0.65

1.263

59.35

-30

NA

59

1.484

59.01

0.231

none

0.57

78.5

0.7781

93.81

0.44

-18

0.98

149.6

0.945

137.81

0.486

58

0.82

82

1.2569

77.33

0.3015

13

0.9

3.35

76

0.789

204.26

0.68

13

1.2

1.62

1.183

97.95
94.26

0.457

-4.4

0.46

Mol.
Wt.

Solubility
in water at
20 oC (%
w/w)

16.7

60.05

3.52

-73

102.09

12

-94.6

58.08

infinite

1.5

0.41

41.05

infinite

5.5

78.11

0.18

-108.6

76.13

4.12

-63.5

119.4

0.82

2.9

6.6

54.16

0.0052

-61

73.1

infinite

-40

98

NIL

-112

46.07

infinite

-25.6

92.53

-82.4

88.1

3.05

infinite

74

0.901

142.87

1.03

7.7

-24

0.815

-92

30.03

Very soluble

80

0.785

159.35

0.67

-11.7

0.34

2.07

-101

60.1

infinite

37.5

1.3255

77.077

0.2888

None

0.44

2.93

-96.7

84.94

63

0.7915

269.79

0.605

12

..65

1.1

-97.8

32.04

infinite

30.72

0.692

119.09

0.65

129

1.107

78.3

0.311

29

0.8

52.75

0.747

78.196

0.508

-28

0.35

114

0.81

141.26

0.687

35

294

66

0.6591

80.48

0.527

-18

0.31

infinite
60

0.635

0.498

-40

59.111
3.04
2.97

-45.2

112.56

-109

88.15

0.049
4.8

-79.9

74.12

7.45

-94

86.17

0.001

2.5

178

1.071

0.561

79

2.8

113

0.982

107.36

40.6

94.11

8.2

0.431

20

0.88

-42

79.1

infinite

63.47

0.889

92.414

107

0.866

88.17

0.325

4.4

0.59

97.22

0.99

540

0.99

NA

0.89

136.22

0.88

81.86

0.4

27

0.85

140.89

0.87

81.86

0.4

32

0.86

81.86

0.4

1.032

103

0.512

46

0.2

0.713

123

0.473

-40

0.24

74.12

6.9

1.101

178

0.7

85

1.99

78

Fully Miscible

1.034

102

0.4

12

1.3

88

Fully Miscible

1.113

191

0.573

>110

20.9

62

Fully Miscible

1.134

112

0.595

154

3.8

45.04

Fully Miscible

0.932

98

0.4

-9

0.37

-98.7

74.08

24.5

1.196

79

0.339

87

1.86

5.7

123.11

0.19

0.804

164

0.582

15

1.72

60.1

Fully Miscible

0.684

87.18

0.518

-1

0.41

1.261

124.17

0.4

160

945

-17.22

2.5

-108

72.1

Fully Miscible

3.14

-95

92.13

0.06

18

100

3.6

-47.4

106.1

NIL

0.6

3.6

-25

106.4

0.02

27

0.65

3.6

13-14

106.1

NIL

70

3.8

-6.2

93.13

3.8

-22.6

153.84

9.5-10.5

9.6

100.21

0.005

92.09

Fully Miscible

Acetone Condenser

Tray Oven
Acetone Liquid

Coolant Fluid Out


Heat Input

Basis of Drying Oven Operation:


1.
2.
3.
4.

Wet solid product is put into Tray Oven; oven is sealed closed.
Heat input is applied to oven;
Cooling fluid is circulated through acetone condenser;
vacuum pump is started;

As the wet solid is heated in the oven, the vapor pressure of the acetone increases and the acetone starts to vaporiz
produced by the vacuum pump;
The vacuum pump works to maintain the set partial vacuum that is controlled by allowing atmospheric air to "bleed" i
vacuum pump - under ideal conditions - would not not normally have to continue to operate after extracting all non-co
in the real world situation, there will be air infiltration into the partial vacuum system through the oven door seals, the
These air infiltrations try to defeat the vacuum created and, as a consequence, the vacuum pump is left to continue t
by allowing the atmospheric air to bleed in and keep the pump working at capacity.
The partial vacuum is really set by the temperature of the cooling fluid in the acetone condenser. The acetone has t
that corresponds to the acetone vapor pressure equal to the partial vacuum setting. This allows the acetone to cond
as a liquid and not be "sucked" (extracted) out of the system by the vacuum pump.
If the temperature of the condensed acetone is sufficiently cold, there will little or undetected losses of acetone exitin
The addition of heat into the oven accelerates the rate of acetone evaporation and speeds up the drying process; the
the cold energy that has to be inputted into the condenser as the coolant fluid.

Vacuum Pump

ant Fluid Out

acetone starts to vaporize at the lower, partial vacuum pressure

mospheric air to "bleed" into the vacuum pump suction. The


after extracting all non-condensables from the system. However,
the oven door seals, the gaskets, equipment and piping joints, etc., etc.
pump is left to continue to operate - although at a reduced capacity

nser. The acetone has to be cooled and condensed at a temperature


llows the acetone to condense and drop out of the condenser

d losses of acetone exiting in the vacuum pump exhaust to atmosphere.


up the drying process; the price to pay for this capacity increase is

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