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Vt wt " d i
wt p m=s Re
n " di2 " n
4
Flow cross-section ashell and ow velocity wshell in the annulus or shell:
p # 2 $# $ Vshell
ashell " Di # n " do2 m2 wshell m=s
4 ashell " 3600
For the calculation of the heat transfer coefcient and the pressure loss, the hydraulic
0
diameter dh for heat exchange and d h for pressure loss are needed.
wshell " dh
Reynolds number for the heat transfer with dh: Re
n
Hydraulic diameter for double tube heat exchanger:
Di2 # do2
dh m
do
0 wshell " dh0
Reynolds number Re0 for the pressure loss with dh: Re0
n
Double tube heat exchanger: dh0 Di # do
D2 # n " do2
Multitube heat exchanger: dh0 i
Di n " do
Pressure loss calculation:
wnozz " r
Nozzle pressure loss DPnozz 1:5 "
2
! "
L w2 " r
Tube-side pressure loss DPt f " z " t Pa
di 2
2
L wshell "r
Shell-side pressure loss DPshell f " 0 " Pa
dh 2
0:275
Friction factor f
Re0:2
232 Heat Exchanger Design Guide
Tube side:
0:05
wT 0:059 m=s
3600 " 0:01732 " p=4
0:059 " 0:0173
Re 2490
0:41 " 10#6
# $
Nu 0:037 " 24900:75 # 6:66 " 2:5940:42 9:52
Shell side:
p # $
ashell " 0:02972 # 1 " 0:02132 336:3 " 10#6 m2
4
1 1 1 0:002 %
0:0002 0:00457 U 219 W m2 K
U 1195 295 14
3530 0:5
Areq 0:5 m2 Lreq 7:5 m pipe
32:46 " 219 p " 0:0213
Shell side:
2 inlet and 2 outlet nozzles DN 20 wnozz 0.265 m/s for 0.3 m3/h
0:275 0:275
Friction factor f 0:2
0:2
0:057
Re 2604
! "
7:5 0:2482 " 1000
DPshell 0:057 " 1 " 1596 Pa
0:0084 2
p # $
ashell " 0:0842 # 7 " 0:022 0:0033 m2
4
Calculation of the heat transfer coefcient on the shell side with Re 5897:
# $
Nu 0:037 " 58970:75 # 6:66 " 7:10:42 41:5
p # $
ashell " 0:0662 # 0:04242 0:002 m2 wshell 0:719 m=s
4
1 1 1 0:002 %
0:0002 0:001119 U 894 W m2 K
U 1643 3703 50
LMTD 50:6 ' C
51; 480 1:138
Areq 1:138 m2 Lreq 8:54 m tube
894 " 50:6 p " 0:0424
Piping pressure loss DPT with friction factor f 0.034 for Re 19,968
! "
9 1:2482 " 1100
DPt 0:034 " 2 " 8540 Pa
0:0384 2
Shell side:
p # $
ashell " 0:07212 # 7 " 0:0162 0:00267 m2
4
Geometrical calculations:
q
Spiral total tube length L L N" DH " p2 T 2 m
Q
Spiral total surface area A A m2
U " Dt
A
Number of spiral windings N N
p " do " NL
Spiral height H H N " T do (m)
Nu " l # % 2 $
ashell W m K
De
Alternative calculation of ashell with the outer tube diameter do:
wshell " do
Re
n
Nu 0:196 " Re0:6 " Pr0:33
Nu " l # % 2 $
ashell W m K
do
Tube-side calculation:
Nu 0:023 " Re0:8 " Pr0:33 0:023 " 30; 5130:8 " 5:370:33 155:7
p # $
Va " 0:462 # 0:342 " 0:045 " N 0:0034 " N
4
p
Vc " 0:032 " 1:257 " N 0:0009 " N
4
Nu 0:6 " Re0:5 " Pr0:31 0:6 " 8400:5 " 14:110:31 39:5
39:5 " 0:473 %
ashell 221 W m2 K
0:0845
1 1 1 0:0025 %
0:0002 0:0051 U 196 W m2 K
U 3075 221 50
42; 400 2:92
Areq 2:92 m2 Nreq 24:6
74:1 " 196 p " 0:03 " 1:257
Chosen: N 25
Nu 0:196 " Re0:6 " Pr0:33 0:196 " 298:20:8 " 14:110:33 14:46
14:46 " 0:473 %
ashell 228 W m2 K
0:03
U 201 W/m2 K
Double Pipe, Helical Coil, and Cross Flow Heat Exchanger 241
Application cases:
air cooler for cooling or condensing of products in the tubes
air or water preheater with hot ue gases
Due to the poor heat transfer coefcients on the gas side, nned tubes are often used
to increase the efciency.
Calculation of the heat transfer coefcients according to Grimison [5]:
Nu " l # % 2 $
a W m K
d
The constants K and M as a function of the cross and longitudinal ratio for inline and
staggered arrangement are listed in Table 11.1.
As from 10 tube rows, the correction factor is fR 1.
PC
Cross pitch ratio sC
do
PL
Longitudinal pitch ratio sL
do
Table 11.1 K- and M-values for air at different cross- and longitudinal pitch ratios according
to Grimison [5]
SC 1.25 1.5 2 3
K M K M K M K M
SL Inline tube banks
1.25 0.348 0.592 0.275 0.608 0.704 0.0633 0.752
0.100
1.5 0.367 0.586 0.250 0.620 0.702 0.0678 0.744
0.101
2 0.418 0.570 0.299 0.602 0.632 0.198 0.648
0.229
3 0.290 0.601 0.357 0.584 0.581 0.286 0.608
0.374
SL Staggered tube banks
0.6 e e e e e e 0.213 0.636
0.9 e e e e 0.446 0.571 0.401 0.581
1.0 e e 0.497 0.558 e e e e
1.125 e e e e 0.478 0.565 0.5l8 0.560
1.25 0.518 0.556 0.505 0.554 0.519 0.556 0.522 0.562
1.5 0.451 0.568 0.460 0.562 0.452 0.568 0.488 0.568
2 0.404 0.572 0.416 0.568 0.482 0.556 0.449 0.570
3 0.310 0.592 0.356 0.580 0.440 0.562 0.421 0.574
w2 " r
DP 2 " n " Pa
2
Example 6: Calculation of the heat transfer coefcient for 18,000 m3/h air with
the physical properties of Example 5 for a tube bundle with Atot 1 m2 face area
with different cross and longitudinal pitches
a) sC 3 sL 1.5 K 0.0678 M 0.744 Ages 1 m2
sC # 1 3#1
Afree Atot " 1" 0:666 m2
sC 3
18; 000 w"d 7:5 " 0:038
w 7:5 m=s Re 8230
0:666 " 3600 n 34:63 " 10#6
NOMENCLATURE
Ashell ow cross-section in the shell (m2)
aio tube-side heat transfer coefcient based on the tube outer surface area (W/m2 K)
ao shell-side heat transfer coefcient (W/m2 K)
ai tube-side heat transfer coefcient (W/m2 K)
h dynamic viscosity (mPa s)
l heat conductivity of the owing product (W/m K)
lwall heat conductivity of the tube wall (W/m K)
n kinematic viscosity (m2/s)
r density (kg/m3)
Areq required heat exchange area (m2)
c specic heat capacity (Wh/kg K)
do tube outer diameter (m)
dh hydraulic diameter for heat transfer coefcient calculation (m)
0
dh hydraulic diameter for pressure drop calculation (m)
Di shell inner diameter (m)
di tube inner diameter (m)
f friction factor (-)
fi, fo fouling factors tube and shell side (m2K/W)
U overall heat transfer coefcient (W/m2 K)
L tube length (m)
LMTD logarithmic mean temperature difference (K)
n number of inner tubes (-)
Nu Nubelt number (-)
Pr Prandtl number (-)
Dpshell pressure loss in the shell (Pa)
DpT pressure loss in the tube (Pa)
Dpnozz pressure loss in the nozzle (Pa)
Q heat load (W)
Re Reynolds number (-)
Vshell volumetric ow in the shell (m3/s)
VT volumetric ow in the tube (m3/s)
wshell ow velocity in the shell (m/s)
wT ow velocity in the tube (m/s)
wnozz ow velocity in the nozzle (m/s)
z number of the 180' -turns (-)
Di shell inner diameter
DK core tube outer diameter
DH average spiral diameter
do tube outer diameter
di tube inner diameter
T spiral pitch 1.5 " do
N number of spiral windings
DHo outer spiral diameter Di # do
DHi inner spiral diameter DK do
a inner gap w15 mm or do/2
b outer gap w15 mm or do/2
L total tube length
Double Pipe, Helical Coil, and Cross Flow Heat Exchanger 245
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