Preliminary Double Pipe Heat Exchanger Design (U.S.

units) Estimation of Heat Transfer Area Needed

Inputs
Fluid1 mass flow rate, m1 = 25,000 lb/hr

Calculations
Heat Transfer Rate, Q = 925,000

Log Mean Temp Fluid1 temp. in, T1in = 190

o

79.58

Diff, DTlm =

Fluid1 temp. out, T1out =

140

Heat Transfer Area, A =

96.86

Fluid1 sp. heat, Cp1 =

0.74

Btu/lb-oF

Fluid2 mass flow rate, m2 = 13,214

Fluid2 temp. in, T2in =

50

Fluid2 temp. out, T2out =

120

Fluid2 sp. heat, Cp2 = Overall heat transf. coeff. estim., U =

1.0

Btu/lb-oF

120.0

Btu/lhr-ft2-oF

Equations used for calculations:

Q = + (m1)(Cp1)(T1in - T1out) Q = + (m2)(Cp2)(T2in - T2out) DTlm = [(T1in - T2out) - (T1out - T2in)]/ln[(T1in - T2out)/(T1out - T2in)] Q = U A DTlm

Preliminary Double Pipe Heat Exchanger Design Determination of pipe length needed (for known heat transfer area)
Inputs
Heat Transfer Area, A = (from calculations above) Pipe length needed, L = pipe Diameter, Din = (in inches) 3 in 123.3 96.9 ft2

Calculations
Pipe Diam. in ft, D = 0.2500

Equations used for calculations: D = Din/12 A = pDL

Calculation of Frictional Head Loss through Pipe

for given flow rate, Q, pipe diam., D, pipe length, L, pipe roughness, e, and fluid properties, r & m.
1. Determ. Frict. Factor, f, assuming completely turbulent flow

{ f = [1.14 + 2 log10(D/e)]-2 }

Inputs
Pipe Diameter, D = Pipe Roughness, e = Pipe Length, L = Pipe Flow Rate, Q = Fluid Density, r = (tubeside fluid) Fluid Viscosity, m = (tubeside fluid) 3.135E-05 lb-sec/ft2 3 0.0005 123.3 0.122 1.765 in ft ft cfs slugs/ft3

Calculations
Pipe Diameter, D = Friction Factor, f = Cross-Sect. Area, A = Ave. Velocity, V = Reynolds number, Re = 0.250 0.02339 0.049 2.5 35,074

2. Check on whether the given flow is "completely turbulent flow" (Calculate f with the transition region equation and see if differs from the one calculated above.)

f = {-2*log10[((e/D)/3.7)+(2.51/(Re*(f1/2))]}-2
Transistion Region Friction Factor, f: Repeat calc of f using new value of f: Repeat again if necessary: f= f= f= 0.0278 0.0275 0.0275

3. Calculate hL and DPf, for straight pipe flow, using the final value for f calculated in step 2

(hL = f(L/D)(V2/2g)
Frict. Head Loss, hL = Frictional Pressure Drop, DPf = Frictional Pressure Drop, DPf =

and DPf = rghL)

1.3117 ft

74.5

psf

0.52

psi

4. Calculate hL and DPf, for the 180o bends

Inputs
Pipe length between bends, Lsect = Minor Loss Coefficient for 180o bends, K =

Calculations
No. of 180o bends, NB = L/Lsect = Head loss due to bends, 1.5 hB = NBK(V2/2g) = Pressure Drop due to bends, DPB = Pressure Drop due to bends in psi = 1.49

12

ft

10

( K = 1.5 for threaded pipe or 0.2 for flanged pipe. ) 84.5

0.59

5. Add the results from part 3 and part 4 to get total hL and DPf Total Frictional Head Loss, hL = Total Frictional Pressure Drop, DPf = Total Frictional Pressure Drop in psi = 2.7996 159 ft psf

1.10

psi

Btu/hr

ft2

lb/hr

ft

ft

ft

ft2 ft/sec

ft

psf

psi