Preliminary Heat Exchanger Sizing

Condensing , Boiling , Heating Vapour, Heating Liquid , Cooling Vapour , Cooling Liquid

Yellow fields are input

Red fields are results

This tool calculates the preliminary heat transfer area and utility requirements for shell and tube heat exchangers.

Process Side British Metric

Process Description (choose from list) SELECT boiling
Tin Process Inlet Temperature (oF) 110 43.3 (oC)
Tout Process Outlet Temperature (oF) 125 51.7 (oC)
Q Duty (BTU/hr) 4.00E+06 Watt
Utility Side
Type of Fluid (choose from list) SELECT Steam
tin Utility Inlet Temperature (oF) 400 204.4 (oC)
tout Utility Outlet Temperature (oF) 398 203.3 (oC)

do Tube Outside Diameter (inches) SELECT 1.00 25.4 (mm)

L Tube Length (ft) 13.12 4.0 (m)

RESULTS British
DTlmtd Log Mean temperature Difference ( F)
o
281 138.5 (oC)
U Overall Heat Transfer coefficient (Btu/hr-ft2-°F)120 681 W/m² °C
A PRELIMINARY Heat Transfer Area (ft2) 118 11.0 m²
N Number of tubes 34 34
D Shell diameter (ID) (in) 10.0 0.2545 (m)
Utility Flow Rate (lb/hr) 4,501 2042 (Kg/hr)

* These calculations are provided for educational use only - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Assumptions
1. 1 tube pass countercurrent flow arrangement
2. 1.25 triangular pitch layout
3. Glycol properties are based on 50% (wt) Ethylene Glycol at 0 oC
4. Refrigerant properties based on R-134a at -10 oC
5. Steam properties based on steam at 100 psia
6. Hot oil properties based on Dowtherm Q at 200 C
Shell ID 3/4" tubes 1" tubes1 1/4" tubes 0 3/4" tubes 5 1" tubes 5 1 1/4" tubes
5 19 8 4 19 6.07 8.00 6.07 4.00
6 25 14 6 0 25 7.98 14.00 7.98 6.00
8 52 26 12 52 10.02 26.00 10.02 12.00
10 85 42 21 85 12.00 42.00 12.00 21.00
12 126 64 37 126 13.25 64.00 13.25 37.00
13 147 85 45 147 15.25 85.00 15.25 45.00
15 206 110 61 206 17.25 110.00 17.25 61.00
17 268 147 80 268 19.25 147.00 19.25 80.00
19 335 184 97 335 21.25 184.00 21.25 97.00
21 416 227 124 416 23.25 227.00 23.25 124.00
23 499 280 145 499 25.00 280.00 25.00 145.00
25 576 316 172 576 27.00 316.00 27.00 172.00
27 675 371 210 675 29.00 371.00 29.00 210.00
29 790 434 241 790 31.00 434.00 31.00 241.00
31 896 503 272 896 33.00 503.00 33.00 272.00
33 1018 576 310 1018 35.00 576.00 35.00 310.00
35 1166 643 356 1166 37.00 643.00 37.00 356.00
37 1307 738 396 1307 39.00 738.00 39.00 396.00
39 1464 804 442 1464 42.00 804.00 42.00 442.00
42 1688 946 518 1688 45.00 946.00 45.00 518.00
45 1943 1087 602 1943 48.00 1087.00 48.00 602.00
48 2229 1240 682 2229 51.00 1240.00 51.00 682.00
51 2513 1397 770 2513 54.00 1397.00 54.00 770.00
54 2823 1592 862 2823 60.00 1592.00 60.00 862.00
60 3527 1969 1084 3527 0.00 1969.00 0.00 1084.00
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heating - vapour Water 0.75
heating - liquid Glycol 1
cooling - vapour Refrigerant 1.25
cooling - liquid Steam
condensing Hot Oil
boiling Other
ACTUAL TUBE/SHELL TABLE LOOKUP TUBE/SHELL TABLE

Shell ID Shell ID
Shell ID 3/4" tubes 1" tubes 1 1/4" tubes 3/4" tubes 5.047 1" tubes 5.047 1 1/4" tube
5.047 19 8 4 19 6.065 8 6.065 4
6.065 25 14 6 25 7.981 14 7.981 6
7.981 52 26 12 52 10.02 26 10.02 12
10.02 85 42 21 85 12 42 12 21
12 126 64 37 126 13.25 64 13.25 37
13.25 147 85 45 147 15.25 85 15.25 45
15.25 206 110 61 206 17.25 110 17.25 61
17.25 268 147 80 268 19.25 147 19.25 80
19.25 335 184 97 335 21.25 184 21.25 97
21.25 416 227 124 416 23.25 227 23.25 124
23.25 499 280 145 499 25 280 25 145
25 576 316 172 576 27 316 27 172
27 675 371 210 675 29 371 29 210
29 790 434 241 790 31 434 31 241
31 896 503 272 896 33 503 33 272
33 1018 576 310 1018 35 576 35 310
35 1166 643 356 1166 37 643 37 356
37 1307 738 396 1307 39 738 39 396
39 1464 804 442 1464 42 804 42 442
42 1688 946 518 1688 45 946 45 518
45 1943 1087 602 1943 48 1087 48 602
48 2229 1240 682 2229 51 1240 51 682
51 2513 1397 770 2513 54 1397 54 770
54 2823 1592 862 2823 60 1592 60 862
60 3527 1969 1084 3527 1969 1084
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6.065
7.981
10.02
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