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4 Heat Exchanger rating

An existing heat exchanger with 2 shells in series and 8 tube passes is to be used to transfer heat
to a toluene feed stream from a styrene product stream. Toluene enters the heat exchanger on the
tube side at a flow rate of 125, 000lb/hr at 100oF and 90psia. Styrene enters on the shell side at a
flow rate of 150, 000lb/hr and 50psia. The materials of construction for both the shell and the
tube is carbon steel. The shell has an inside diameter of 39in. and contains4 1024 tubes with
nominal size 3 in, 14 BWG and length 16ft on a 1in. triangular pitch. Thirty eight segmental
baffles are used with a baffle cut of 25%. Shell inlet and outlet nozzles are 4in. schedule 40 pipe.
Fouling factors are estimated to be 0.002hr.ft2.oF/Btu on each side.
(Note: BWG -Birmingham Wire Gauge tube wall thickness, 14 BWG= 2.108mm, nominal size
3/4 in: OD=1.05in)
Report the followings: (if the system is not fully specified, add the common parameters needed)

Toluene exit temperature = 26.11 degrees Celsius

Styrene exit temperature = 34.50 degrees Celsius
Tube side pressure drop =20psia
Toluene exit pressure = 482.6 kPa
Shell side pressure drop =10psia
Styrene exit pressure = 275.8 kPa
Heat transfer area = 5 m2
Heat duty = 7.50e+05kJ/h
Estimated shell side film coefficient = 3326
Estimated tube side film coefficient = 1689
Estimated overall heat transfer coefficient = 2.335e+006
LMTD based on countercurrent flow = 0.3487
LMTD correction factor, Ft = 0.199