Spreadsheet Problem Solving for ChE Faculty

Workshop - Ordinary Differential Equations - Countercurrent Tube-in-tube Heat Exchanger

Solution by Euler's Method and Goal Seek (or Solver)
Note: This solution make extensive
use of the IF function to allow for different
L and dz values so long as the total number
of Euler steps is 100 or less. The LOOKUP
function is used to locate the computed THin
needed to evaluate changes for the hot and
cold fluids (must be equal for correct solution)

Brice Carnahan
Enter Data into Outlined Cells Only
Note: To insure enthalpy conservation, only hi (not both h i and ho) should be specified.
ho is computed as hi*DiC/DoC
Inner tube (Cold Fluid)
DiC(inches)
DiC
DoC(inches)
DoC
Ai
hi(
hi
TCin(oC)
vC
rhoC
AflowC
wC
CpC

0.76
0.019304
1.00
0.0254
0.060645305
75.00
425.51
10.000
0.1
1000
0.000292674
0.029267424
4200

Outer tube (Hot Fluid)

in
m
in
m
m2 per m
BTU/(ft2 hr F)
J/(m2 s C)
C
m/s
3
kg/m
m2
kg/s
J/(kg C)

DiH(inches)
DiH
DoH(inches)
DoH
Ao
ho
ho
o
THin( C)
vH
rhoH
AflowH
wH
CpH
Guess Thout

Step
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

Distance
0.000
0.100
0.200
0.300
0.400
0.500
0.600
0.700
0.800
0.900
1.000
1.100
1.200
1.300
1.400
1.500
1.600
1.700
1.800
1.900
2.000
2.100
2.200
2.300
2.400
2.500
2.600
2.700
2.800
2.900
3.000
3.100
3.200
3.300
3.400
3.500
3.600
3.700
3.800
3.900
4.000
4.100
4.200
4.300
4.400
4.500
4.600
4.700
4.800
4.900
5.000

TC
10.000
10.698
11.385
12.062
12.728
13.384
14.031
14.667
15.294
15.911
16.519
17.117
17.707
18.288
18.859
19.422
19.977
20.523
21.060
21.590
22.111
22.625
23.131
23.629
24.119
24.602
25.078
25.546
26.007
26.462
26.909
27.349
27.783
28.211
28.631
29.046
29.454
29.856
30.251
30.641
31.025
31.403
31.775
32.141
32.502
32.858
33.208
33.553
33.892
34.226
34.556

TH
43.238
43.430
43.620
43.806
43.990
44.170
44.348
44.523
44.696
44.866
45.033
45.198
45.361
45.520
45.678
45.833
45.986
46.136
46.284
46.430
46.573
46.715
46.854
46.991
47.126
47.259
47.390
47.519
47.646
47.771
47.894
48.016
48.135
48.253
48.369
48.483
48.595
48.706
48.815
48.922
49.028
49.132
49.234
49.335
49.435
49.532
49.629
49.724
49.817
49.909
50.000

1.76
0.044704
2.00
0.050800
0.079796453
57.00
323.39
50.000
0.1
1000
0.00106287
0.106286961
4200

in
m
in
m
m2 per m
BTU/(ft2 hr F):
J/(m2 s C)
C
m/s
3
kg/m
m2
kg/s
J/(kg C)

Goal Seek or Solver is used to make

TH at z = L equal to THin by adjusting
THout at z = 0..

Euler Method parameters

dz
L
Nsteps

0.10 m
5.00 m
50

43.238 for Goal Seek

dTC/dz
6.978
6.872
6.767
6.664
6.563
6.463
6.365
6.268
6.172
6.078
5.986
5.895
5.805
5.717
5.630
5.544
5.460
5.377
5.295
5.215
5.135
5.057
4.980
4.904
4.830
4.756
4.684
4.613
4.543
4.473
4.405
4.338
4.272
4.207
4.143
4.080
4.018
3.957
3.897
3.838
3.779
3.722
3.665
3.609
3.555
3.500
3.447
3.395
3.343
3.292
3.242

dTH/dz
1.921
1.892
1.863
1.835
1.807
1.780
1.753
1.726
1.700
1.674
1.648
1.623
1.599
1.574
1.550
1.527
1.503
1.481
1.458
1.436
1.414
1.393
1.371
1.351
1.330
1.310
1.290
1.270
1.251
1.232
1.213
1.195
1.176
1.159
1.141
1.124
1.106
1.090
1.073
1.057
1.041
1.025
1.009
0.994
0.979
0.964
0.949
0.935
0.921
0.907
0.893

Computed
TCout
THin
Cold Fluid DH
Hot Fluid DH
Error

Check Total
Heat fluxes
34.556
50.000
3018.45 J/s
-3018.45 J/s
0.00 J/s

Heat Exchanger Temperature Profiles

60.000

Temperature - C

50.000

40.000

30.000

20.000

10.000

0.000
0.000

1.000

2.000

3.000

4.000

Tube length - meters

5.000

6.000