Nomenclature Variable A A Actal BR (Co) (Cody Cur Delta Do D EMID FIGIH Description Heat transfer area Heat transfer area of increment i Total heat transfer area Boiling range (dew point ~ bubble point) Constant used in natural frequency calculation Concentration of component b at vapor-liquid interface Concentration of component b in vapor Magnification factor Heat capacity Correction for distortion in temperature profile due to leakage and bypass streams Outside diameter of tube Tube diameter Modulus of elasticity of tube material Effective mean temperature difference Correction due to thermal leakage through the longitudinal baffle of a TEMA F, G, or H shell Fanning friction factor Natural frequency Tube natural frequency for mode » Vortex shedding frequency Heat transfer coefficient Boiling heat transfer coefficient Combined condensation heat transfer coefficient, including vapor-phase resistance © Heat Transfer Research, Inc. Alll rights reserved. U.S. Customary SI Units cae m me im ft im? ft co a A/kg K Btu/lb °F m ft m ft Pa Ibe /f ea a Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz W/m? kK Btu/hr ft? °F W/m? kK Btu/hr ft? °F w/m? K Btu/hr ft? °F Page N-1Le LMTD LMTD; Orpecited % Qrovat Schen Tho T Description Convective boiling heat transfer coefficient, Condensate film heat transfer coefficient Nucleate boil 1g heat transfer coefficient Natural convection heat transfer coefficient Sensible heat transfer for vapor phase {including noncondensables) if flowing alone Vapor-phase heat transfer coefficient Area moment of inertia for tube cross section Thermal conductivity Tube length Lewis number Log mean temperature difference Log mean temperature difference for increment i Mean temperature difference Nusselt number Pressure Critical pressure Prandt! number Heat duty Heat flux Heat duty of increment i Specified heat duty Total heat flux Total heat duty Strouhal number Chen Strouhal number Outlet temperature of B stream Vapor-liquid interface temperature SI Units W/m? W/m? K W/m? k W/m? K w/m? k W/m? K m* W/m K m c “Cc °C °c © Heat Transfer Research, Inc. All rights reserved. U.S. Customary Units Btu/hr ft? °F Btu/hr ft? °F Btu/hr ft °F Btu/hr ft? °F Btu/hr ft °F Btu/hr ft” °F fe Btu/hr ft °F ft hs °F °F psia, Iby /ft” psia, Iby /ft” Btu/hr Btu/hr ft” Btu/hr Btu/hr Btu/hr ft” Btu/hr oe oa Page N-2U.S. Customary Variable Description ‘SI Units Units Tai Sheliside temperature in *c °F Tao Shellside temperature out c F Tw Tubeside temperature in “c °F Two Tubeside temperature out c F qt Vapor temperature “c °F Ty Wall temperature c F u Overall heat transfer coefficient W/m? K Btu/hr ft” °F Joctusi Actual overall heat transfer coefficient W/m? kK Btu/hr ft? °F Uy Overall heat transfer coefficient for increment i W/m? K Btu/hr ft” °F Jreguired Required overall heat transfer coefficient W/m’? K Btu/hr ft? °F v Velocity m/s ft/hr Ve Critical velocity m/s ft/sec w Mass flow rate kg/s lb/hr We Effective mass of tube per unit length kg/m lb/ft xe Liquid phase molar composition of lighter = - component x Static deflection in direction of flow m ft xX Vibration amplitude perpendicular to flow m ft y Weight fraction vapor - - vo Vapor phase molar composition of light - - component Greek a Nucleate boiling suppression factor - - B Fluidelastic instability constant - - é HTRI delta factor - _ % Log decrement - - AP Pressure drop Pa Ib, /ft? AT Temperature difference °c °F Heat Transfer Research, Inc. All rights reserved. Page N-3Description Tu Tho Tu-Ts0 Maximum temperature difference without film boiling Viscosity Density Density of shellside fluid Mass diffusion function Heat transfer correction function for CPM. © Heat Transfer Research, Inc. All rights reserved. SI Units U.S. Customary Units F °F F Ib/hr ft Ib/f? Ib/t? Page N-4specification Physical property (tot Property») input ) | Use grid checklist Cis erid sdequaey >" a a Ye — ves oy eat release (7 heat relent urve provide ve ves No / Nomideal) Single phase > \ supercritical NO Ask clent/ process for more information eee Grid (hay databank (seeetaita) (Gorden) If reasonable estimates of terminal conditions are not known, then runtime property generation is recommended. If estimates are availabe, then either runtime or advance property generation may be used, User-defined component in HTRI databank \ and user-specified heat release curve User-defined component in HTRI databank '\_with heat release curve based on duty / User-defined component in HTRI databank \ heat release curve based on heat. one) | Boi ing) ae ( Condensing \aaoues ) One supertest end subcocled pont ‘At least two pressure profiles | Muttiple points in two-phase region [ena pei ie, High pressure: atleast two pressure profiles Vacuum: at least three pressure profiles One superheat and subcooled point “Multiple points in two-phase region —_| ((Smete-phase >) lone pressure profile \ liquid) oe ( (Sinatephase es gas One pressure profile unless ‘vacuum or high pressure drop, ‘then at least two. Seater