Preliminary Heat Exchanger Design (U.S.

units) (page 1) Estimation of Heat Transfer Area Needed

Inputs
Fluid1 mass flow rate, m1 = 500 lb/hr Log Mean Temp Fluid1 temp. in, T1in = 150
o

Calculations
Heat Transfer Rate, Q = 18,500 Btu/hr

39.2

Diff, DTlm =

Fluid1 temp. out, T1out =

100

Heat Transfer Area, A =

3.9

ft2

Fluid1 sp. heat, Cp1 =

0.74

Btu/lb-oF

Fluid2 mass flow rate, m2 = 264 lb/hr

Fluid2 temp. in, T2in =

50

Fluid2 temp. out, T2out =

120

Fluid2 sp. heat, Cp2 = Overall heat transf. coeff. estim., U =

1.0

Btu/lb-oF

120

Btu/lhr-ft2-oF

Equations used for calculations:

Q = + (m1)(Cp1)(T1in - T1out) Q = + (m2)(Cp2)(T2in - T2out) DTlm = [(T1in - T2out) - (T1out - T2in)]/ln[(T1in - T2out)/(T1out - T2in)] Q = U A DTlm