Preliminary Heat Exchanger Sizing: These Calculations Are Provided For Educational Use Only - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK

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Preliminary Heat Exchanger Sizing


This tool calculates the preliminary heat transfer area and utility requirements for shell and tube heat exchangers.

Process Side E-101


Process Description (choose from list) boiling
Tin Process Inlet Temperature (oF) 20
Tout Process Outlet Temperature (oF) 30
Q Duty (BTU/hr) 4.00E+06
Utility Side
Type of Fluid (choose from list) Steam
tin Utility Inlet Temperature (oF) 400
tout Utility Outlet Temperature (oF) 398

do Tube Outside Diameter (choose from list) (inches) 1.00


L Tube Length (ft) 16.00

RESULTS
DTlmtd Log Mean temperature Difference (oF) 374
2
U Overall Heat Transfer coefficient (Btu/hr-ft -°F) 120
A PRELIMINARY Heat Transfer Area (ft2) 89
Number of tubes 21
D Shell diameter (ID) (in) 7.981
Utility Flow Rate (lb/hr) 4,501

Yellow fields are input


Red fields are results
* These calculations are provided for educational use only - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Assumptions
1. 1 tube pass countercurrent flow arrangement
2. 1.25 triangular pitch layout
3. Glycol properties are based on 50% (wt) Ethylene Glycol at 0 oC
4. Refrigerant properties based on R-134a at -10oC
5. Steam properties based on steam at 100 psia
6. Hot oil properties based on Dowtherm Q at 200 C

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