This worksheet allows calculating the heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop at the air side of an air

cooler. The tubes are in tria yellow cells. See figure in columns M to T for geometric nomenclature. Fans power is also calculated. Data corresponds to Example

tubes internal diameter Fin thickness b Fin external diameter Tubes external diameter number of fins per meter Bundle width W= Tubes length L = Distance between rows in the direction of the flow SF= SL=(see figure at the right) ST=(see figure at the right) number of tubes rows= number of tubes per row fin thermal conductivity Air flow Air viscosity Pr air k air Air inlet temperature Air outlet temperature Fouling factor air side Forced or induced draft(F/I) Number of fans Fans diameter Fans efficiency(%) Driver efficiency % Height over sea level

19.304 0.3812 57.15 25.4 394 3.94 7

mm mm mm mm m m

GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS 0.05715 m 0.0254 m Projected perimeter= De (For heat transfer)= 2*(Af+Ao)/(PI*projected perimeter)= D'e(friction)=4*net free volume/(Af+Ao)= Net free volume Flow area= Face area= 27.58 m2 Air density at inlet Air density at outlet Air mean density Air density at fan 115.58 Btu/h.ftF 836563.877 lb/h Gs= Res= hf.(De/k)Pr^(-0.33)= 0.01545305 Btu/h.ftF f= hf= hf= Calculation of fin efficiency m= 39.04070461 Y= 0.0206

52.23 60.32 60.32 4 65.5 200 105.5 0.0209 0.79 0.02674 30 41.5 0 F 2 2.5 75 95 0

mm mm mm

W/mK = kg/s = cp W/mK = C C m2.K/W

m Atmospheric pressure = DELTA P= Air velocity at fan Power per fan

CALCULATION OF HEAT TRANSFER COEF h'fo=h'f(Ao+af)/Ao 101300 CALCULATION OF PRESSURE DROP 164.4 CALCULATION OF POWER PER FAN 9.21 13.57

p at the air side of an air cooler. The tubes are in triangular pattern. Data must be input in the wer is also calculated. Data corresponds to Example 8-2 in the book

TRIC PARAMETERS Ai= Af= Ao= Projected perimeter= = 2*(Af+Ao)/(PI*projected perimeter)=

1.167 1.125 1.146 1.167

0.0606 1.6213 0.0678 26.7186 0.0403 0.0055 1.0666 13.7477 Face velocity kg/m3 kg/m3 kg/m3 kg/m3

m2/m m2/m m2/m m/m m = m = m3 = m2 =

= = = =

765.96 32.02 320.62 1.5852 0.0181 37.67 147.98 3.28

i2/ft i2/ft i/ft i ft ft3/fila ft2 m/s

7.674 kg/sm2 14784.5 (calor) hf.(De/k)Pr^(-0.33)=

Res=

5653.2 lb/h.ft2 2022.8

94.57 0.440 58.10 W/m2K 58.10 W/m2K

10.26 Btu/hft2F 10.26 Btu/hft2F

H= =efficiency=

0.015875 0.8283

CALCULATION OF HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT h'fo=h'f(Ao+af)/Ao 1027.6 W/m2K Pa CALCULATION OF PRESSURE DROP Pa= 0.0238 psi CALCULATION OF POWER PER FAN m/s velocity pressure Kw

49.52 Pa