Design a heat exchanger to sub-cool condensate from a methanol condenser from 95 C to 40 C.

The flow
temperature rise fro 25 to 40 C. (1 Shell and 2 tube pass )

1 Coolant is corrosive so assign to tube side

2 Specific heat of Methanol= 2.84kj/kg C
3 Find Heat duty= (100,000*2.84(95-40))/3600= 4340 KW
4 Heat capacity of water= 4.2 Kj/kg C
5 Find water flow= 4340/4.2(40-25)=68.9 kg/sec
6 Calculate log mean temp difference=(95-40)-(40-25)/(ln(95-40)/(40-25)=31 C
7 As a initial trail using one shell pass and two tube passes
8 Find value of R and S and then find the correction factor Ft
9 Calculate corrected log mean temp difference= 26 C
11 From figure assume value of U= 600 W/m2C
12 Find the provisional area by using= Q=U*A*Tlmtd=278 m2
13 Choose 20mm O.d, 16mm ID, 4.88m long tube, cupro nickel
14 L=4.83 Meter
15 Area of One tube= 4.83 *20 *10-3*pie=0.303m2
16 Number of tube=Provisional area/Area of one tube=918
17 Selet pitch, in thi case we will select 1.25 trianular pitch
18 Find bundle diameter=826mm
19 Using bundle diameter find clearance
20 Calculate reynolds number, prandtl number and conductivity
21 Find tube side and shell side heat transfer coefficient
22 Find overall heat transfer coeffiient
23 Calcualte the presurre drop

Shell diameter=Bundle diameter + clearence=894mm

Area directly proportional to baffle spacing

Increase baffle spacing area increase
Linear velocity is inverselry proportional to area

Dirt coeefieient of methanol is 5000 W/m2C

Dirt coeefieient of water is 3000 W/m2C
Kw= 50 W/mC
jf factor for tube side=4.3*10^-3
Jf factor for shell side=4*10^-2
Tube sde pressure drop=7.2 Kpa
Shell side pressure drop=272 KPA
nser from 95 C to 40 C. The flow rate of methanol is 100,000kg/hr (Brackish water will be used as the coolant) with a

Assuming counter current flow calculaate

T1 T2
Viscosity of water=0.8mNs/m2 95 40
Thermal conductivity= 0.59 W/mC t2=40 t1=25

/(40-25)=31 C Viscosity of Methanol=0.34 mNs/m2

Heat capacity= 2.84 kj/kgC
Thermal Conductivity= 0.19 W/mC
Density of methanol= 750kg/m3

Fouling coefficient of methanol=5000W/m2C

Fouling coefficient of water = 3000 W/m2C
Thermal conductivity of cupro-nickel alloys= 50 W/mC

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Number of Tube per passes

Tube side coefficient

Find tube cross sectional area=pi*di2/4=201mm2
Total flow area of tube per pass=no.of tubes per pass*cross-sectional area of tube=459*201*10^-6=0.092m2
Wtaer mass velocity=mass flow rate of water/total flow area per pass=68.9/0.092=749kg/secm2
Density of water=995kg/m3
Linear velocity of water=Mass velocity/density=749/995=0.75m/sec
Claculate reynolds number=di*density*Linear velocity/viscosity=995*0.75*16*10^-3/0.8*10^-3=14925
Claculate prandtl number=specific heat*viscosity/thermal conductivity=5.7
Calculate L/di=4.83*10^3/16=302
jh=3.9*10^-3
hi=3812W/m2C

Shell Side Coefficient

Choose baffle spacing=Shell diameter/5=894/5=178mm
Tube pitch=1.25*tube outside dia=1.25*20=25mm
Cross flow area=0.032m2
Mass velocity=Mass flow in kg/sec/area=868kg/secm2
Linear velocity=1.16m/sec
Equivalent diameter
Reynolds number=Mass velocity*equivalent diameter/viscosity
Pradle number
jh factor
2740W/m2C
nt) with a

calculaate

459*201*10^-6=0.092m2
749kg/secm2

3/0.8*10^-3=14925