CHAPTER 10

DESIGN OF EVAPORATOR
Design Condition:

Total refrigeration load, QT 4.01 TOR

Refrigerant ... Ammonia (NH3)

Evaporator .. High velocity

race way

Style . Herringbone

Brine temperature, TB -120C

Evaporator temperature, Te . -150C

Evaporator tubes

Material . Steel pipe

Headers . 125 mm NPS

Schedule ..... 40

ID ..... 128.2 mm

OD ..... 141.3 mm

Evaporator Coils ..... 50 mm NPS

Schedule ..... 40

ID .. 52.51 mm

OD .. 60.33 mm

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Over all coefficient of heat transfer, Uo

From Table 13, Over all Coefficient of Heat Transfer (Btu/hr-ft2-0F), Marks
Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, page 11-50.

Can Ice Making Piping

Old style feed

Non flooded 12 15
Flooded 20 40
High velocity raceway 80 110
(Trunk coils)

From the table,

Use Uo = 95 Btu/hr-ft2-0F or 539.41 W/m2 - 0C.

Required surface area of evaporator, AE

Q 0 A E LMTD

w/r: Q = heat transfer in KW

AE = Outside surface area of evaporator, m2
KW
0 m2 0K
= over all heat transfer coefficient, 0.53941
LMTD = logarithmic mean temperature and temperature of refrigerant side
the tube, 3 0K

Substituting:

Q 0 A E LMTD

Q
AE
0 LMTD

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 18.6 KW
AE 11.5 m 2
0.53941 KW
2 0
m K
0

3 K

Heat Transfer Area of Headers, AH

AH Do LH

Length of the headers, LH

LH = 2(Length of the freezing tank Space for the brine agitator)

LH = 2 (2.2225 1)

LH = 2.445 m

Therefore,

AH 0.1413 m 2.445 m

AH 1.085 m 2

Area of the Evaporator Tubes,AeT

AeT Ae AH 11.5 m 3 1.085 m3

AeT 10.5 m 2

Length of the evaporator tubes,LeT

AeT
AeT DoT LeT ; LeT
DoT

Where:

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 AeT = Heat transfer area of the evaporator tubes, 10.5 m2

Uo = Outside diameter of the evaporator tubes, 60.33 mm

Therefore,

10.5m 2
LeT 55.4 m
0.06033 m

SPECIFICATIONS

EVAPORATOR

Total refrigeration load, QT 4.01 TOR

Evaporator ....................... High velocity

race way

Style . Herringbone

Material . Steel pipe

Heat transfer area, Ae . 11.5 m2

Headers . 125 mm NPS

Length, LH .. 2.445 m

Heat transfer area, AH .. 1.085 m2

Schedule .. 40

ID .. 128.2 mm

OD .. 141.3 mm

Tubes .. 50 mm NPS

Length, LeT .. 55.4 m

Heat transfer area, AeT .. 10.5 m2

Schedule ... 40

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ID ... 52.51 mm

OD .... 60.33 mm

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