Pressure Drop Calculation

For hot water flow rate,(shell side)

Sample calculation,

𝐿 1𝑚3 1𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑚3
𝑉́ = 10 × × = 1.67 × 10−4
𝑚𝑖𝑛 1000𝐿 60𝑠 𝑠

Area = 𝜋𝐷𝐿 = (𝜋)(7.75 × 10−3 𝑚)(500 × 10−3 ) = 0.012𝑚2

𝑉́ 1.67×10−4
Velocity = 𝑣 = 𝐴 = = 0.014 𝑚⁄𝑠
0.012

𝑆𝑇 (18 × 10−3 )(0.014 𝑚⁄𝑠)

𝑉𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 𝑉= = 0.025 𝑚⁄𝑠
𝑆𝑇 − 𝐷 (18 × 10−3 ) − (7.75 × 10−3 𝑚)

𝑘𝑔 𝑚 −3
𝜌𝑉𝑚𝑎𝑥 𝐷 988.927 𝑚3 × 0.025 𝑠 × 7.75 × 10 𝑚
𝑅𝑒 = = = 348.75 (𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟)
𝜇 0.0005494 𝑃𝑎. 𝑠

Friction factor, f = 1.9 (from graph)

Correction factor, x = 1.0 (from graph)

𝑁𝑓𝑥𝜌(𝑉max )2
∆𝑃 =
2
𝑘𝑔 𝑚 2
(10)(1.9)(1.0) (988.9827 ) (0.025
𝑚3 𝑠)
∆𝑃 =
2
ΔP = 5.87Pa Presure drop
 FT1 (LPM) V̇(m3/s) v(m/s) vmax(m/s) Re ∆P(Pa)

2 3.33×10-5 0.003 0.005 69.75 0.23

4 6.67×10-5 0.006 0.011 154.45 1.14

6 1.00×10-4 0.008 0.014 195.30 1.84

8 1.33×10-4 0.011 0.019 265.05 3.39

10 1.67×10-4 0.014 0.025 348.75 5.87

Table 7

For cold water flow rate,(tube side)

FT2 (LPM) V̇(m3/s) v(m/s) vmax(m/s) Re ∆P(Pa)

2 3.33×10-5 0.003 0.005 46.25 0.23

4 6.67×10-5 0.006 0.011 101.75 1.10

6 1.00×10-4 0.008 0.014 129.50 1.78

8 1.33×10-4 0.011 0.019 175.75 3.28

10 1.67×10-4 0.014 0.025 231.25 5.67

Table 8