In: Mechanical Engineering
A shell and tube type of heat exchanger with one shell pass and two tube passes will be designed to provide the given heat transfer rate Q(kW) to cool hot water by using cold river water . The hot water flows through the shell and the cold water flows through the tubes. The inlet and outlet temperatures of the hot water and the cold water are given as Thi, The and Tci, Tce in degrees Celcius. Design the shell and tube heat exchanger by making necessary assumptions to calculate the dimensions of the heat exchanger. Q= 10 KW Hot Fluid( Water) Thi= 70 Celcius The= 40 Celcius Cold Fluid ( Water) Tci= 5 Celcius Tce= 15 Celcius 1) Assume the tube diameter and tube length . 2) Assume fouling coefficient based on inside and outside tubes, hdi and hdo . 3) Select the material of construction for the tubes to determine the thermal coefficient. 4) Find the Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) . 5) Obtain the Correction Factor F. 6) Calculate the Mean Temperature Difference. 7) Assume the Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient “U” as initial guess according to type of heat exchanger. 8) Calculate the provisional area. 9) Calculate the number of tubes based on the assumed tube diameter, thickness of the pipe and tube length L. 10) Calculate the tube pitch and bundle diameter.