Design an exchanger to sub-cool condensate from methanol condenser from 95*C to 40*C.

Flow rate

Physical properties Units

Heat capacity of Methanol = 2.84 KJ/kg * C
Heat Load = 4338.888889 kW
Heat capacity of water = 4.2 KJ/kg * C
Cooling water flow = 68.8712522 kg/s Methanol density = 750
Log-mean temperature = 30.78301888 *C Viscosity = 0.00034
Density of water = 995 kg/m^3 Heat capacity = 2.84
Correction factor Thermal cond. = 0.19
Value of R (for graph) = 3.666666667 Fouling coeff. (M)= 5000
Value of S (for graph) = 0.214285714 Fouling coeff. (H20)= 3000
From graph Ft = 0.85

Corrected temperature = 26.16556605 *C

Assumed U from Literature 500 W/m^2*C

Provisional area (in m2) 331.6487693

Tube dimensions
Inner Diameter = 16 mm
Outer diameter = 20 mm
Length of tube = 4.88 m
Tube sheet thickness = 5 cm
Net length = 4.83 m
Area of one tube = 0.306464 m2
Number of tubes = 1082.178557
Conductivity of tube alloy = 50 W/m*C

Overall heat transfer coefficient

Uo = 535.8872565 W/m2*C

0.001866

Check whether design is perfect for heat transfer?

 Check whether design is perfect for heat transfer?

Pressure Drop Calculations

Viscosity of water = 0.0008 mNs/m2 Thermal cond. Water=
Tube side
Reynolds No. 12667.46

From fig. Jf 0.0043

Pressure Drop 5194.734 N/m2

tube side
5.194734 Kpa

Tube side pressure drop verification

Satisfactory pressure drop

 ser from 95*C to 40*C. Flow rate of methanol 100,000 kg/h. Brackish water will be used as the coolant, with a temprature rise from 2

Given Data
3.666666667 Flow rate of methanol (Kg/hr) = 100000
Inlet temperature of condensate (*C) = 95
Temperatur reqired at outlet (*C)= 40
kg/m^3 Inlet temperature of brackish water (*C)= 25
Ns/m2 Outlet temperature of brackish water(*C)= 40
kJ/kg*C
W/m2*C
W/m2*C
W/m2*C Bundle Diameter (Db)
for triangular pitch
K1 = 0.249
n1 = 2.207
Db = 890.157 mm
Bundle Clearance = 68 mm
Shell diameter = 958.157 mm

Tube side coefficient

Mean water temperature = 32.5 *C Number of passes =
Tube cross sectional area = 200.96 mm2
Tube per pass = 541.0893
Tube flow area = 0.108737 m2
Water mass velocity = 633.3728 kg/(m2*s)
water linear velocity = 0.636556 m/s

Tube side coefficient,hi = 3361.432 W/m2*C

Shell side ht coefficient

Baffle spacing = 383.2628 mm Reynolds No.
Tube pitch = 25 mm Prandtl No.
Cross flow area = 0.073445 m2
Mass velocity = 378.211 Kg/s*m2
Equivalent diameter = 14.201 mm
Mean shell diameter = 67.5 *C
From fig. for 25 % baffle cut
Heat transfer factor = 0.0033
Heat transfer coeff. shellside = 1199.142 W/m2*C

erfect for heat transfer? Design is perfect

erfect for heat transfer? Design is perfect

Thermal cond. Water= 0.59 W/m*C Density of water = 995 Kg/m3

Shell side

Linear velocity = 0.504281 m/s

From fig. Jf 0.04

Pressure drop = 25947.49 N/m2

shell side
25.94749 Kpa

Shell Side pressure drop verification

Satisfactory Pressure Drop
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Vijendra Kumar Gupta

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