Heat Load:

Cooling water flow:

Correction factor:

Corrected mean temperature:

Choose plant standards 19.05 mm 0.d., 16mm Ld., 3.66 m long tubes

Figure 12.10 (see Towler & Sinnot, 2008):

Fixed Tube
Bundle diameter clearance + 14 mm

Tube Side Heat Transfer Coefficient:

No. tube per pass:

Total flow area:

Water mass velocity:

Water linear velocity:
Thermal Conductivity of Water:

Figure 12.23 (see Towler & Sinnot, 2008)

Heat transfer factor on tube-side:

Shell Side Heat Transfer Coefficient:

Baffle spacing: tube pitch:

Cross flow area:

Mass velocity:
 Equivalent diameter for square arrangement:

Thermal Conductivity of Ethanol

Figure 12.23 (see Towler & Sinnot, 2008)

For heat transfer factor on shell-side, 25% baffle cuts:

Estimate Wall Temperature:

Mean temperatures:
Tube-side Shell-side

Mean temperature difference:

Across all resistance

Across ethanol film

Mean wall
temperature:
Therefor:

Thus, correction for low-viscosity fluid is not significant

Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient:

Table 12.2 fouling factors coefficient (R) and

Table 12.6 conductivity of Metals
(See towler, 2008):

Thermal conductivity of stainless steel:

is greater than the estimated U, thus the

design has adequate area for the duty required.

Over Design:

Overall heat transfer if equipment is clean (new):

Pressure Drop:
Tube-side:
Figure 12.40(see Towler & Sinnot, 2008)
Friction factor on tube side:

Shell-side:
Figure 12.30(see Towler & Sinnot, 2008)
Friction factor on shell-side 25% baffle cuts: