PERANCANGAN

SISTEM HEAT
EXCHANGER
PERANCANGAN PRODUK & PROSES KIMIA
(CHEMICAL PROCESS & PRODUCT DESIGN)
Section 2 oleh: Dr. Istadi, ST, MT
Kode Mata Kuliah : TKK 362
Beban : 3 SKS
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Heat Integra<on Schema<c

Heat - Transfer Fluids

! Water: Critical pressure and temperature values of water are

220 bar and 373.14 C.

! Steam is a valuable heating agent below 200 C, where the
saturation pressure is about 24 bar.
! Superheated steam can be used to enlarge the temperature
range.
! Liquid water is excellent for cooling, but also for heating at
mild temperatures below 100 C.
! For higher temperatures thermal fluids are more suitable.
! Salt Brines: Salt brines are water solutions of inorganic salts.
! Aqueous CaCl

solutions of maximum 25% are

recommended down to 20 C.
! Salt brines are low cost but expensive in operation.
! Antifreezes described below are preferable.
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! Glycol Solutions: Ethylene glycol can be used in principle

down to 35 C, but in practice is limited to 10 C because

of high viscosity.
! Propylene glycol has the advantage of being nontoxic.
! Other antifreeze fluids, such as methanol and ethanol solutions

raise safety and toxicity problems.

! Refrigerants: Refrigerants remove heat from a body or

process fluid by vaporization.

! Ammonia (R717) seems to be popular again after years of

decline in favor of chlorinated hydrocarbons (CFCs).

! Because of damage to the ozone layer, the CFCs are being
replaced by refrigerants based on hydrochlorofluorocarbons
(HCFC), although these are not completely inoffensive.
! Thermodynamic properties of new HCFC can be found in the
Perry s Handbook (1997).
! One of the most recommended is R134a for replacing R12.

! Thermal Fluids: By using thermal fluids the heat -

transfer operations can be carried out over a larger

temperature interval but at reasonable operating
! The best known Dowtherm A, is a mixture of diphenyl

oxide/diphenyl capable of working as liquid or vapor up to

400 C at a maximum pressure of 10 bar.
! Other fluids are based on mixtures of heavy hydrocarbons.
! Silicones are excellent liquid heating/cooling media over a
wide temperature range, as for example between 100 C
and 400 C.

! Inorganic Salts:
! Several formulations are known but the most widely
used salt is a molten mixture of the eutectic NaNO2
(40%)/NaNO3 (7%) /KNO3 (53%), for operation
between 146 C (melting point) and 454 C.

Proper<es of Some Thermal Fluid

Heat - transfer Coecients

! The overall heat - transfer coefficient between two fluids

separated by a wall is the reciprocal of the sum of the

individual resistances.
! Partial heat - transfer coefficients depend on the
hydrodynamic regime and physical properties of fluids,
particularly viscosity and thermal conductivity.
! Table B.2 shows typical values for partial heat - transfer
coefficients that can be used in preliminary design.
! The assumed values have to be checked by rigorous
calculation in final design.
! Particularly attention should be given to two - phase mixtures,
hydrogen - rich gases and condensation of vapors with
noncondensable gases.
! Thicker walls of stainless steel should also be included in the
overall heat - transfer coefficient.
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Par<al Heat Transfer Coecient

Fouling as the equivalent heat

- transfer coe cient

Shell - and - Tubes Heat Exchangers

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Overall heat - transfer coecients for shell

- and - tubes heat exchangers

Overall heat - transfer coecients for shell

- and - tubes heat exchangers
! In preliminary design the problem is the selection of the right type of
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exchanger and its sizing that complies with design specifications.

Conversely, the design should be developed so as to use standard
heat exchangers as much as possible.
The designer should decide which side, shell or tube, is appropriate
for each fl uid, and find a compromise between heat - transfer
intensity and maximum pressure drop.
For example, cooling water usually passes through tubes in low
pressure condensers.
When the flow velocity cannot ensure high transfer then 2, 4, or 6
passes are recommended.
Note that at higher pressures the tubes are more appropriate for
condensing, while the cooling water is better fed in the shell side,
where the fluid velocity can be manipulated by means of baffl es.

! Rules for fluid side selection are:

Corrosion: most corrosive fluid to the tube side.

Fouling: fouling fluids in tubes.
Fluid temperatures: high - temperature fluid in tubes.
Pressure: high - pressure fluids in tubes.
Pressure drop: lower pressure drop can be obtained in one
or two passes.
! Condensing steam and vapor at low pressures: shell side.
! Condensing gas liquid mixtures: tube side with vertical
position.
! Stainless and special steels: corresponding fl uid in tubes.
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! Allowable pressure drop is the key design parameter ! in

general 0.5 to 0.7 bar for liquids, occasionally larger for tube side flow, and of 0.1 bar for gases.
! The shell diameter depends on the number of tubes housed,
as well as the limitations set by pressure and temperature.
! The diameter may vary between 0.3 and 3 m.
! High values are valid for fixed - tube sheet.
! If a removable bundle is necessary then the shell diameter is
limited to 1.5 m.

! Tube size is designated by outside diameter CO.D.)

thickness length.
! Diameters are normalized in inch or mm ! 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8,
3/4, 1, 1 1/4, and 11/2 inches.
! Tubes of 3/4 in or schedule 40 (19/15 mm), as well as 1 in
(25/21 mm) are the most widely used.
! Tube lengths may be at any value up to 12 m, the more
common values being of 6, 9, and 10 m.
! Triangular layout of tubes is the most encountered.
! The tube pitch is 1.25 times the outside diameter.
! Double - pipe heat exchangers are widely used for smaller
flow rates.
! When the heat - transfer coefficient outside is too low, a
solution consists of using longitudinal finned tubes as an
extended surface.

Please be con+nued to:

!MODUL LATIHAN 4 (Heat

Exchanger Design with

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