Preliminary Heat Exchanger Design (S.I.

units) (page 1)

Estimation of Heat Transfer Area Needed

Inputs Calculations

Fluid1 mass flow Overall heat transf.

rate, m1 = 11,300 kg/hr coeff. estim., U = 2448 kJ/hr-m2-K

Fluid1 temp. in, T1in = 90 C

o
Heat Transfer Rate, Q = 1,050,900 kJ/hr

Fluid1 temp. out, T1out = 60 C

o
Log Mean Temp

Diff, Tlm = 44.8 o

C

Fluid1 sp. heat, Cp1 = 3.1 kJ/kg-oC

Heat Transfer Area, A = 9.58 m2

Fluid2 temp. in, T2in = 10 C

o

Fluid2 mass flow

Fluid2 temp. out, T2out = 50 C

o rate, m2 = 6270 kg/hr

Fluid2 sp. heat, Cp2 = 4.2 kJ/kg-oC

Overall heat transf.

coeff. estim., U = 680 J/sec-m2-K

Equations used for calculations:

Q = + (m1)(Cp1)(T1in - T1out)

Q = + (m2)(Cp2)(T2in - T2out)

Tlm = [(T1in - T2out) - (T1out - T2in)]/ln[(T1in - T2out)/(T1out - T2in)]

Q = U A Tlm