Typical Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients in Heat Exchangers

U U
Type Application and Conditions 2 Btu/(ft2 F
1)
W/(m K)
h)1)

Tubular, heating or Gases at atmospheric pressure inside and

5 - 35 1-6
cooling outside tubes
Gases at high pressure inside and outside 150 -
25 - 90
tubes 500
Liquid outside (inside) and gas at atmospheric
15 - 70 3 - 15
pressure inside (outside) tubes
Gas at high pressure inside and liquid outside 200 -
35 - 70
tubes 400
150 -
Liquids inside and outside tubes 25 - 200
1200
300 -
Steam outside and liquid inside tubes 50 - 200
1200

Tubular, 1500 - 250 -

Steam outside and cooling water inside tubes
condensation 4000 700
Organic vapors or ammonia outside and 300 -
50 - 200
cooling water inside tubes 1200

steam outside and high-viscous liquid inside 300 -

Tubular, evaporation 50 - 150
tubes, natural circulation 900
steam outside and low-viscous liquid inside 600 - 100 -
tubes, natural circulation 1700 300
steam outside and liquid inside tubes, forced 900 - 150 -
circulation 3000 500

Air-cooled heat 600 - 100 -

Cooling of water
exchangers2) 750 130
400 -
Cooling of liquid light hydrocarbons 70 - 95
550
Cooling of tar 30 - 60 5 - 10
Cooling of air or flue gas 60 - 180 10 - 30
200 -
Cooling of hydrocarbon gas 35 - 80
450
700 - 125 -
Condensation of low pressure steam
850 150
350 -
Condensation of organic vapors 65 - 90
500
 1000 - 150 -
Plate heat exchanger liquid to liquid
4000 700

Spiral heat 700 - 125 -

liquid to liquid
exchanger 2500 500
900 - 150 -
condensing vapor to liquid
3500 700
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