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Design 1 HeatExchanger

The document describes a shell and tube heat exchanger design problem. Methanol needs to be cooled from 95C to 40C using brackish water as the coolant. Key specifications and the proposed design configuration are provided, including tube layout and dimensions. Calculations are shown to verify that the given design meets the heat transfer and pressure drop requirements.

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Design 1 HeatExchanger

The document describes a shell and tube heat exchanger design problem. Methanol needs to be cooled from 95C to 40C using brackish water as the coolant. Key specifications and the proposed design configuration are provided, including tube layout and dimensions. Calculations are shown to verify that the given design meets the heat transfer and pressure drop requirements.

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Ex-1 Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger

A shell and tube heat exchanger is to be designed to sub-cool condensate from a


methanol condenser from 95oC to 40oC. Flow-rate of methanol is 100,000 kg/h.
Brackish water will be used as the coolant, with a temperature rise from 25o to 40oC.
A pressure drop of 0.8 bar is permissible on both streams. Allowance should be made
for fouling by including a fouling heat transfer coefficient for methanol as 5000
(W/m2.oC) and 3000 (W/m2.oC) on the brackish water stream. Thermal conductivity
of cupro-nickel alloys is 50 W/m.oC.

The fluid properties at their mean temperatures are given as:

Property Water (at 32.5oC) Methanol (at 67.5oC)


Specific heat (kJ/kg.oC) 4.2 2.84
Thermal conductivity (W/m.oC) 0.59 0.19
Density (kg/m3) 995 750
Viscosity (cP) 0.8 0.34

The following heat exchanger configuration is available:


• Fixed tube sheet shell and tube exchanger: 1 shell pass and 2 tube passes.
• Brackish water on the tube side and methanol on the shell side.
• 918 number of cupro-nickel tubes of 20 mm OD, 16 mm ID, 4.88 m long
each, arranged in triangular pitch, pitch of 1.25 times OD.
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• Shell diameter: ID 894 mm, baffle spacing: 356 mm; 25% cut segmental
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• Tube side nozzle flanges: 100 NB, 150 psi, Shell side nozzle flanges: 150 NB,
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(a) Make suitable calculations, to show that the above design is satisfactory. (Start
with an approx value for U of 600 W/m2.oC).

(b) Draw to scale the half-sectional elevation and tube-sheet layout of the heat
exchanger. Mark the salient parts of the exchanger.
Design Calculations:

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Tube Side Heat Transfer Coefficient

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Shell Side Heat Transfer Coefficient:


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Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient:

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which is well above the assumed value of 600 W/m2.oC. Hence the given
configuration is satisfactory.

Pressure Drop Calculations:


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