This spreadsheet allows calculation of the heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop through a finned tubes bank

using W
staggered arrays (triangular pattern). Data must be entered in the yellow cells. The data correspond to Example 10-4

tube internal diameter 154 mm GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS

Fin thickness b 2.76 mm
External diameter of fin 218.9 mm 0.2189 m
tube external diameter 168 mm 0.168 m
number of fins per meter 157
Bundle width W= 3.657 m
Tubes length L = 6.09 m
Distance between rows
measured in the direction Flow area=aS
parallel to flow=SF= 263 mm Face area= 22.27113 m2
SL= 304 mm Gas inlet density
ST = 304 mm Gas outlet density
number of tubes rows= 7 Gas mean density
number of tubes per row 12 specific heat
Fin thermal conductivity 45.5 W/mK = 26.29445 Btu/h.ft°F
Gas flowrate 16.65 kg/s = 132026.432 lb/h Gs=
gas viscosity 0.0324 cp Res=
Pr 0.74 H(m)
k gas 0.0535 W/mK = 0.03091765 Btu/h.ft°F C1
Inlet temperature 738 °C C3
outlet temperature 330 °C C5
External fouling resistance 2.00E-04 m2.K/W c2
Gas molecular weight 27.8 m
C4

calculation of fin efficiency

m
omega
Presion 101300 Pa
calculation of pressure drop
Beta
delta p
through a finned tubes bank using Weierman correlations.The equations correspond to
ta correspond to Example 10-4

ARAMETERS
Ai= 0.4836 m2/m =
Af= 4.8542 m2/m = 2293.31 i2/ft
Ao= 0.5275 m2/m = 249.22 i2/ft
AD= 0.2989 m2/m =

8.3818 m2 = 90.22 ft2

Face velocity = 2.23 m/s
0.335 kg/m3
0.562 kg/m3
0.449 kg/m3
1221.914

1.986 kg/sm2 1463.3 lb/h.ft2

10300.0
0.02545 s(m) 0.00361
0.00903 aux1 1.41879
0.46152 aux2 -0.41624
0.99448 c6 1.00255
0.19070 f 0.28828
-1.03454 j 0.00473
1.32100 hf 14.1 W/m2K
h'f 14.0 W/m2K
h'fo 129.2 W/m2K
lculation of fin efficiency
14.94 Y 0.02932
0.941

lculation of pressure drop

0.3764 a -0.02202
16.4 Pa