Preliminary Double Pipe Heat Exchanger Design (U.S.

units)

Estimation of Heat Transfer Area Needed

Inputs Calculations

Fluid1 mass flow Heat Transfer Rate, Q = 925,000

rate, m1 = 25,000 lb/hr

Log Mean Temp 79.58
Fluid1 temp. in, T1in = 190 o
F Diff, DTlm =

Fluid1 temp. out, T1out = 140 o

F Heat Transfer Area, A = 96.86

Fluid1 sp. heat, Cp1 = 0.74 Btu/lb-oF Fluid2 mass flow

rate, m2 = 13,214

Fluid2 temp. in, T2in = 50 o

F

Fluid2 temp. out, T2out = 120 o

F

Fluid2 sp. heat, Cp2 = 1.0 Btu/lb-oF

Overall heat transf.

coeff. estim., U = 120.0 Btu/lhr-ft2-oF

Equations used for calculations:

Q = + (m1)(Cp1)(T1in - T1out)

Q = + (m2)(Cp2)(T2in - T2out)

DTlm = [(T1in - T2out) - (T1out - T2in)]/ln[(T1in - T2out)/(T1out - T2in)]

Q = U A DTlm
Preliminary Double Pipe Heat Exchanger Design

Determination of pipe length needed (for known heat transfer area)

Inputs Calculations

Heat Transfer Area, A = 96.9 ft2 Pipe Diam. in ft, D = 0.2500

(from calculations above)
Pipe length needed, L = 123.3
pipe Diameter, Din = 3 in
(in inches)

Equations used for calculations:

D = Din/12

A = pDL
Calculation of Frictional Head Loss through Pipe
for given flow rate, Q, pipe diam., D, pipe length, L,
pipe roughness, e, and fluid properties, r & m.

1. Determ. Frict. Factor, f, assuming completely turbulent flow { f = [1.14 + 2 log10(D/e)]-2 }

Inputs Calculations

Pipe Diameter, D = 3 in Pipe Diameter, D = 0.250

Pipe Roughness, e = 0.0005 ft Friction Factor, f = 0.02339

Pipe Length, L = 123.3 ft Cross-Sect. Area, A = 0.049

Pipe Flow Rate, Q = 0.122 cfs Ave. Velocity, V = 2.5

Fluid Density, r = 1.765 slugs/ft3 Reynolds number, Re = 35,074

(tubeside fluid)
Fluid Viscosity, m = 3.135E-05 lb-sec/ft2
(tubeside fluid)

2. Check on whether the given flow is "completely turbulent flow"

(Calculate f with the transition region equation and see if differs from the one calculated above.)

f = {-2*log10[((e/D)/3.7)+(2.51/(Re*(f1/2))]}-2

Transistion Region Friction Factor, f: f= 0.0278

Repeat calc of f using new value of f: f= 0.0275

Repeat again if necessary: f= 0.0275

3. Calculate hL and DPf, for straight pipe flow, using the final value for f calculated in step 2

(hL = f(L/D)(V2/2g) and DPf = rghL)

Frict. Head Loss, hL = 1.3117 ft

Frictional Pressure
 Drop, DPf = 74.5 psf

Frictional Pressure
Drop, DPf = 0.52 psi

4. Calculate hL and DPf, for the 180o bends

Inputs Calculations

Pipe length between No. of 180o bends,

bends, Lsect = 12 ft NB = L/Lsect = 10

Minor Loss Coefficient Head loss due to bends,

for 180o bends, K = 1.5 hB = NBK(V2/2g) = 1.49
( K = 1.5 for threaded pipe or 0.2 for flanged pipe. )
Pressure Drop due to
bends, DPB = 84.5

Pressure Drop due to

bends in psi = 0.59

5. Add the results from part 3 and part 4 to get total h L and DPf

Total Frictional Head Loss, hL = 2.7996 ft

Total Frictional Pressure Drop, DPf = 159 psf

Total Frictional Pressure Drop

in psi = 1.10 psi
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