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This is your guide to sizing and selecting DTL series heat exchangers. We recommend that you read
this page completely before continuing to the step-by-step procedure on the following pages.
A
F
H
L
LMTD
M
P
Q
U
THER MO
D YN A M IC S L T D .
Subscripts
i
Inlet Condition
o
Outlet Condition
s
Shell Side
t
Tube Side
Heat Exchanger #1
Tt,o
Heat Exchanger #2
Ts,o
February 1992
page 1 of
6
Unit Conversions
From
kW
IGPM
kg/s
C
Ts,o
To
MBtu/hr
USGPM
IGPM
F
Multiply by
3.4123
1.2
13.19
1.8
Tt,o
Tt,i
Consider
the
following
when
allocating the heat transfer fluids:
200
180
140
400
Heat Transfer Load
Q (MBtu/h)
160
To - Ti (F)
300
200
120
160
100
120
80
80
60
40
40
20
20
0
2
10
Ms or Mt
(USGPM)
90
60
80
70
To - Ti (F)
1.2
50
Heat Transfer Load
Q (MBtu/h)
40
30
400
20
10
80
120
160
300
200
0
10
15
20
25
30
Ms or Mt
(USGPM)
35
40
45
50
To
From
USGPM
IGPM
Btu/h-ft2-F W/m2-K
2.2
700
600
U (Btu/h-ft2-F)
Multiply by
1.2
5.68
2"
3"
500
4"
Light
400
Medium
300
Heavy
200
100
10
15
400
2"
350
4"
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Ms (USGPM)
450
U (Btu/h-ft2-F)
Light
3"
300
Medium
250
200
Heavy
150
1
100
0
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Ms
(USGPM)
45
50
0.9
0.8
0.7
4"
0.6
3"
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.1
0
2"
0.2
9 10
Ms/Mt
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Unit Conversions
185
165
180
120
145
125
105
85
65
100
45
80
25
15
160
LMTD (F)
140
60
Multiply by
1.8
40
20
3.2
Estimate LMTD from the graph.
Make a note of LMTD in the box
provided on the Worksheet.
0
0
20
40
60
80
180 200
T1 (F)
Unit Conversions
Length (ft)
To
F
From
C
200
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
To
ft
ft2
From
m
m2
Divide by
0.3048
0.0929
4"
3"
2"
12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45
Area (ft2)
6
A =
Q x 1000
2"
F x U x LMTD
4.2
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Length (ft)
4.1
3
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
Area (ft2)
5.0
5.5
Unit Conversions
STEP 5: HEAD LO SS
From
psi
IGPM
Use the graphs below to estimate the head loss for the shell side and
tube side flow through the DTL series heat exchangers. The head loss
is useful for pump sizing and estimating the operating costs of the
heat exchanger. Given the heat exchanger length, shell diameter and
corresponding flow rates, estimate the head loss and record it in the
box provided on the Worksheet. A procedure for estimating the
operating costs of the heat exchanger is given on the Worksheet.
Note: The graphs below are not valid for natural circulation flow.
To
ft
USGPM
Multiply by
2.307
1.20
50
9'
45
40
Hs (ft)
6'
3"
35
30
6'
25
3'
12'
3'
6'
4"
2"
20
3'
15
10
5
0
0
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Ms
(USGPM)
10
12'
6'
3'
4"
7
6
Ht (ft)
9'
3"
6'
3
6'
2
2"
3'
1
3'
0
0
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Mt (USGPM)
page 5 of 6
DTL
WO RKSHEET
Use this page to record the various
parameters that are found throughout the
procedure. Photocopy this page and keep
it as a permanent copy of the sizing
information.
Tt,i
File number:
Job Number:
Sized By:
Ts,i
Ts,o
Tt,o
Date:
Tt,i
Section
Results
2.2 or 2.3
Btu/h-ft2-F
Ds
inches
MBtu/h
2.4
Ms/Mt
Ts,o
2.5
Tt,o
Ms
USGPM
Mt
USGPM
3.2
LMTD
4.1
Area
ft2
4.2
Length
ft
Operating Costs:
Power Consumption = Ms x Hs + Mt x Ht
=
5.29
5.29
5.29
Number
of Tubes
7
14
28
Shell
Lengths
Available
3,4 and 6(ft)
3,4,6,8 and 9
4,6,8,9 and 12
Watts
Shell
Diameter (in)
2
3
4
5.29
PLACING AN ORDER:
Specify the model number in the spaces
provided.
Contact Thermo Dynamics Ltd. at
Tel. (902) 468-1001
Email: thermody@atcon.com
Facsimile
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Quantity
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Model D