Design of heat Exchanger

Design Steps
• Enlist physical properties
• Define Heat Duty
• Assumed overall H.T coefficient
• Define LMTD
• Define True Temperature Difference
• Define Provisional Area
• Heat Exchanger Specifications
• Define Tube side H.T coefficient
• Shell Side H.T Coefficient
• Shell side pressure drop
• Tube side pressure drop
Enlist properties
• Specific Heat capacity of water at 298K = 75.327 kJ/kmol.K
• Specific heat capacity of water (gas) at 373K = 37.47
kJ/kmol.K
• Specific Heat capacity weighted of F3 stream at 1073K = 90.22
kJ/kmol.K
• Specific Heat capacity wt of F3 stream at 866K = 63.03
kJ/kmol.K
• Specific Heat capacity weighted of F3 stream at 644K = 47 kJ/kmol.K
• Average Specific Heat Cpwt of F3 stream at 866 & 644K = 54.87
kJ/kmol.K
• Average Specific Heat Cpwt of F3 stream at 1073 & 866K = 76.63
kJ/kmol.K
• Boiling temperature of water Tb = 373 K
• Reference temperature Tr = 298 K
• Latent heat of water λ = 40.72 kJ/kmole
Define Heat Duty

• Q=mcp T
• Q=234.258*63.03(866-644)
• Q=3277780.6KJ/hr
Define LMTD
LMTD profile
LMTD
• Here Phase change so weighted LMTD will be find.
• Countercurrent Flow.
• Hot fluid stream TemperaturesT1=644 ;T2=866k;T3=720k;T4=780
• Cold fluid stream Temperatures(K) T1`=298K;T2=546k;T3,4=373;
• LMTD =(T1-t2)-(T2-t1)/ln(T1-t2)/T2-t1)
• LMTD1=340.9
• LMTD2=347.99
• LMTD3=307.75
LMTD
• Q2=658301.06
• Q3=9538.66TD

• WeightedLMTD=Qmax/εQi/(LMTD)i
• εQi/LMTD=Q1/LMTD1+Q2/LMTD2+Q3/LMTD3
• =98316.8
• weighted LMTD=Qmax/ εQi/(LMTD)i=332.83k
Assumed overall H.T coefficient
• Assumed For (Gases)
• Overall H.T Coefficient=400KJ/hr.m2.k
Define True Temperature Difference
• R=(T1-T2)/(t2-t1)
• R=866-644/546-298=0.89
• S=(t2-t1)/(T1-t1)=546-298/866-298=0.43
• From figure using R ands S
• Ft=0.91
• Tm=Ft* Tlm
• =0.91*332.83
• =302.87k
Define Provisional Area

• Q=uA Tm
• A=Q/u Tm
• =3277780.605/400*302.87
• A=27m2
Heat Exchanger Specifications

• Outside diameter=20mm
• Inside diameter=16mm
• Tubes Length=4.83m
• Surface Area of one tube=4.83*20*10^-3 *3.14
• =0.303m2
• Number of tubes=27/0.303
• =90
• Boundle Diameter=Db=d0(Nt/k1)^1/n1 20(90/0.249)^1/2.207=283mm
Heat Exchanger Specifications

• Boundle diametrical cleanence=65mm

• Shell diameter=283+65
• =348mm
Define Tube side H.T coefficient

• Mean water Temp=546k+298k/2

• =422k
• Tube cross sectionel area =201mm^2
• Tube per pass =90/2=45
• Total flowarea=0.0094m^2
• Water mass velocity=234/0.00094
• =248936.1kmol/hrm^2
• Water linear velocity=0.06m/sec
Define Tube side H.T coefficient

• hi=4200(1.35+0.02t)ut^0.8/di^0.2
• =4200(1.35+0.02(422))0.06^0.8/16^0.2
• hi=2481KJ/hr.m2.k
Shell Side H.T Coefficient

• Choose baffle spacing=Ds/5=348/5=69mm

• Tube pitch =1.25*20=25mm
• Cross sectionel area=(pt-d0)Ds lb/pt
• =0.00048m^2
• Equilent diameter=1.10/do(pt^2-0.917do^2)
• =14.4mm
• Re=Gsde/u=784717 (Turbulent flow)
• Pr=cpu/kf=4.1
Shell Side H.T Coefficient

• Jh=3.3*10^-3 (choose 25% baffle cut from figure jh take).

• 0.07/14.4*10^-3 *33*10^-3*784717*4.1^1/3
• =1782.1KJ/hr.m2.k
Overall H.T Coefficient

• 1/uo=1/ho+1/hod+dln(do/di)/2kw+do/di+1/hid+do/di*1/hi
• I/u=1/1782.1+1/0.002+20*10^-
3ln(20/16)/2*50+20/16*1/0.007*1/2481
• =492KJ/hr.m2.k
Tube side pressure drop
• pt=Np[8jf(L/df)(u/Uw)^-m+2.5]Ut^2ℓ/2
• =2[8*3.9*10^-3(4.83*10^3/16O)+2.5]1000*0.06^2/2
• =4.2kpa(0.6 psi)
Shell side pressure drop
• Ps=8jf(Ds/de)(L/ℓb)(ℓUs/2)(u/Uw)^-0.14
• =8*3*10^-2(348/14.4)(4.8*10^3/69)1.13*3.2^2/2
• =26kpa (3.9 psi)