Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design

Inputs
Fluid1 mass flow rate, m1 = 111,500 kg/hr

Fluid1 temp. in, T1in = 105 o

C

Fluid1 temp. out, T1out = 40 o

C

Fluid1 sp. heat, Cp1 = 4.2 kJ/kg-oC

Fluid2 temp. in, T2in = 35 o

C

Fluid2 temp. out, T2out = 95 o

C

Fluid2 sp. heat, Cp2 = 4.2 kJ/kg-oC

Overall heat transf. coeff. estim., U = 500 J/sec-m2-K ( Taken from Process

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
 Determination of Size and Number of Tubes (for known
Inputs
Heat Transfer Area, A = 2344.34 m2

Tube Diameter, Dmm = 31.75 mm

Tube Length, L = 5 m

Equations used for calculations:

D = Dmm/1000

AT = pDL

N = A/AT
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Calculations
Overall heat transf. coeff. estim., U = 1800 kJ/hr-m2-K

Heat Transfer Rate, Q = 30,439,500 kJ/hr

Log Mean Temp Diff, DTlm = 7.2 o

C

Heat Transfer Area, A = 2344.34 m2

Fluid2 mass flow rate, m2 = 121080 kg/hr

( Taken from Process Heat Transfer by Kern )

er of Tubes (for known heat transfer area)
Calculations
Tube Diam. in m, D = 0.0318 m

Surf. Area/tube, AT = 0.4987 m2

No. of tubes, N = 4700.6