Calculate the shellside pressure drop for the following heat exchanger specification,

Process fluid = water

Inlet pressure = 4 barg
Inlet temperature = 500C
Outlet temperature = 300C
Tubeside flowrate = 50000 kg/hr
Shell diameter =22 inches
Number of baffles = 32
Baffle spacing = 6 inches
Tube diameter = 1 inch
Number of tubes = 10
Pitch = 1.25 inches, triangular pitch
Shellside roughness = 0.06 mm
Solution Step 1.

First step of problem solving requires determination the important physical properties of given
fluid (water) at given temperature and pressure conditions. Since, water density will be lowest at
inlet temperature (500C), which corresponds to highest volumetric flow. Hence for conservative
pressure drop estimate, physical properties of water are calculated at the inlet conditions. Using
EnggCyclopedia's Liquid Density Calculator,
water density at 500C = 988.0 kg/m3 Using EnggCyclopedia's Liquid Viscosity Calculator,
water viscosity at 500C =0.53 cP
Step 2.
Next the effective area for the crossflow across tubes between baffles is calculated using
following equation,
Effective Area = Ae = Ds Bs (P-Dt) P
where, Ds = shell diameter
Bs = Baffle spacing
P = pitch (distance between center axes of two adjacent tubes)
Dt = Tube diameter
For our case, Ae = 0.0341 m2
Velocity of the crossflow then becomes,

V = Mass flow/(Ae3600)
V = 50000/(9880.03413600) m/s
V = 0.4127 m/s
Step3
Next, the effective diameter of fluid path is determined using following approximation,
De = 4 (P2 - ( Dt2/4) ) / Dt
De = 0.0484 m
And the factor fk is then calculated as a function of Reynold's number,
fk = 1.79(VD/)-1.9
fk = 0.2424 3.710-9
Step4

The shellside pressure drop is finally calculated using the following equation,
P = ( (N+1)fkDsV2 ) / ( 2De )
where, N = number of baffles
P = 0.0777 bar
Example 1.1
The block of 304 stainless steel shown below is well insulated on the front and back
surfaces, and
the temperature in the block varies linearly in both the x- and y-directions, find:
(a) The heat fluxes and heat flows in the x- and y-directions.
(b) The magnitude and direction of the heat flux vector.